Gabino Rey Santiago (1928-2006) - Las vacas

- AUTHOR: Gabino -
- TITLE: Les vaques - The cows in Catalan, which matches what is seen in the painting
- SIZE (73 x 92 cm) - Entered September 1972 - Entered the gallery in September 1972
- SALA PARES - BARCELONA - PETRITXOL, 5
- Registration E.M.S.A.: 53.079, written in red[Rey]

The Sala Parés is the oldest gallery in Spain, founded in 1877 at 5 Petritxol Street, in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona. Rusiñol, Casas, Picasso, Dalí have passed through there...

And Gabino is almost certainly Gabino Rey Santiago (1928-2006). He was one of the gallery’s star painters from 1957 until his death. Figurative painting, post-impressionist, highly valued in the 70s. His works are in the museums of Lugo, Pontevedra, and Sitges. 41024b43

- The cow-in-landscape theme is very much his, from his rural landscapes period
- The size 73x92 is one of his standard formats from that era
- The thick gilded carved frame is the typical one Sala Parés used in the 70s