Honorio Romero Orozco (1867–1920) - Retrato costumbrista con pañuelo rojo

Title: Genre Portrait
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School: Spanish (19th century)
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Author: Honorio Romero Orozco (1867–1920)
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Style: Costumbrista Realism, Late Romanticism
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Technique: Oil on canvas
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Condition: Condition in keeping with its age. It shows restorations and minor signs of aging typical of the passage of time.
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Circle and artistic influence:
Honorio Romero Orozco was a Spanish painter active from the late 19th to the early 20th century, linked to a realist and costumbrista sensibility, with special interest in popular portraiture and the psychological characterization of his models. His work participates in the 19th-century Spanish tradition that combines direct observation with a subtle romantic tone, within a language close to genre portraiture and the painting of popular types.
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The work represents a half-bust female portrait, centered on the figure of a young woman with a serene expression and introspective gaze, dressed with a red scarf covering the head and part of the neck. The dark background enhances the presence of the face and concentrates attention on the delicacy of the features, while the sober attire reinforces the intimate and popular character of the composition. The palette, dominated by blacks, earth tones, and deep reds, underscores the gathered, quiet air of the scene.
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It is a painting of notable expressive force, where the artist achieves, with economy of means, to capture the personality of the character, in harmony with the Spanish tradition of costumbrista portraiture of the late 19th century.
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The work is presented with a carved gilded wooden frame, richly ornamented with relief vegetal and floral motifs. Its presence adds nobility and decorative character to the whole, in harmony with the classical tone of the composition.
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Observations:

Contains restorations.
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Dimensions: 51 × 35.5 cm
Dimensions with frame: 65.5 × 49.5 cm