SEGUNDO MATILLA MARINA (Madrid, 1862 - Teià, Barcelona,... Lot 9

SEGUNDO MATILLA MARINA (Madrid, 1862 - Teià, Barcelona, 1937). "Rural View with a Character", 14-3-1931. Oil on cardboard. Unsigned. Dated. It presents some lack in the painting and in the cardboard. Measurements: 14.5 x 17 cm; 33 x 36 cm (frame). Although he was born in Madrid, Matilla trained and developed his career in Barcelona. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, under the direction of Antonio Caba. He took part in numerous exhibitions, including the Barcelona International Exhibition in 1891, 1894, 1896 and 1898 (honourable mention in 1891), the Barcelona Art Exhibitions of 1918 and 1919, and the Paris Salon of 1897. That same year he received an honourable mention at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid. His solo exhibitions include those held at the Salón Vilches in Madrid (1915) and, in Barcelona, at the Sala Parés (1914) and the Pallarés Galleries (1942), the latter a posthumous tribute. Several of his works exhibited there were bought by the Museum of Modern Art in Madrid, and many others were exported to America. His landscapes of the Empordà, Camprodón, Port de la Selva and Cadaqués were a great success with the public and critics. His work can be found in various museums, such as the aforementioned Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid, the Prado Museum, the Pablo Gargallo Museum in Saragossa and the National Art Museum of Catalonia, as well as in important international private collections.