Fernando Martinez Checa (1858-1933) - Bodegón de uvas

It is signed and titled by the artist at the bottom.

The work is presented framed (the frame shows some minor damage).

The condition of the work is acceptable.

Dimensions of the work: 36 cm in height x 50 cm in width

Frame dimensions: 50 cm in height x 63 cm in width

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Artist's biography:

Fernando Martínez Checa (Requena (Valencia), 1858–Baeza (Jaén) 1933) was a Spanish painter and professor.

Professor of drawing in the high schools of Huelva, where he remained until 1907, and in Baeza. In 1909 he founded the School of Arts and Industries of Requena, intended for the instruction of workers.

Specialized in oil painting and watercolor of vases of flowers and landscapes, at the Provincial Museum of Huelva one of his works is exhibited: Floating Baths in the Huelva Estuary (1897). Other works are in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Córdoba, where there is a wash drawing on paper titled Las Ermitas de Córdoba, and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Fuente en el camino, oil with dedication to the Marchioness of Majeras, 1884).