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

Title: Costumbrista Portrait of a Woman with Mantón
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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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State: Condition of conservation in keeping with its age. It presents restorations and visible signs of aging, fitting for a work of the 19th century.
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Circle and artistic influence:
Honorio Romero Orozco was a Spanish painter linked to costumbrista realism and late Romanticism, interested in the representation of popular characters and in the emotional expression of portraiture. His body of work sits within the Spanish figurative tradition of the fin de siglo, where study of the human type and of regional or popular attire takes on especial relevance.
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The composition shows a bust-length woman, slightly turned toward the viewer, dressed with a mantón in ocher tones and a red scarf tied at the neck. The face, with a frank and melancholic expression, is set against a neutral and somber background, while the brushwork delicately models the features and the volume of the attire. The work conveys a strong sense of humanity and veracity, typical of Spanish genre portraiture.
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The balance between chromatic sobriety and the characterization of the subject confers upon the painting a notable plastic dignity, within the repertoire of popular types cultivated in the era.
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The work is presented with a gilded carved frame, richly decorated with floral and vegetal relief, very showy and decorative. The frame enhances the classical character of the portrait and adds presence to the ensemble.
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Observations:

Presents restorations.
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Dimensions: 51 × 35 cm
Dimensions with frame: 65.5 × 50 cm