Miguel Primo de Rivera Painting Oil on Canvas Mural 1920s (6'x9')
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or call,: 612-869-9004
6-26-07: I would like to contact a person by the name "Prime Dew of Creek"
She is a lawyer in journalism by the faculty of Sciences of the Information of the Complutensian University of Madrid.;
I believe she is the great-granddaughter of Miguel Primo de Rivera and
the author of the book "the Cousin of Creek", a history of the family.
FOR SALE
Spanish Oil Painting - Miguel Primo de Rivera Family-
Spanish Art Mural on Canvas painted approx 1924-1931
size approx
5' 7" 8'9" mural
This photo was taken out side in bright sunlight with a water mist to show color.
With a little cleaning and properly lit, the colors are beautiful.
I also have a high resolution photo (150 dpi) that I will add to another page soon.
For perspective: the girl in the front is 19" from the top of her head to the bottom of her dress.
(3/9/04) The subject of the painting could possibly a coming out party for Pilar Primo de Rivera, who later went on to be very influential in Spanish politics along with her brother Jose Primo de Rivera.
The setting was approx around 1920s possible at their patio behind their residence at 14 de la Frontera, Jerez Spain, or at Oak Groves of Chavela, property of the uncle General Fernando Marque de Estella(died 1921) - (in red jacket on horse)
All the family members appear in the painting.
(I have family photos that I will post soon.)
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Miguel Primo de Rivera Family
Oil on canvas, good condition approx year 1920s
size approx 5' 7" 8'9" mural
artist: unknown
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 These photos were taken in my office where the painting hangs. The light is low so the color does not come out. These pics are to show close subjects. If you would like to see more of a specific area on the painting, let me know and I will photo and enlarge that area for you and put it on this page Miguel Primo de Rivera was the dictator of Spain under King Alfonso from 1923 to 1930. In 1930 he was deposed and fled to Paris where he died. A small article in the New York Times in the fall of 1930, gave mention of his two daughters arriving in New York.
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The purpose of
this website is to find a proper home for this painting.
I am over 60 years old now and I have owned the painting for approx
35 years. (painting is about 75 years old) My mission before I die is to find an
individual who will care for and appreciate and enjoy this
work of art as much as I have for the past 35 years.
This painting was first acquired by me some time around 1970-1972. I bought it at a sale from an elderly lady in St. Cloud Minnesota. I asked her where she got it. She said it belonged to her husband who pasted away in 1959, and he has kept it in the garage from the time they moved into the house in the 1930's. The painting is in very good condition and could use a professional cleaning.. Without knowing the artist it is hard to put a price on the painting. This is a painting that will grow on you, each time you look at it you see something different. There are many indicators in this painting that show that the artist was a true student of Renoir. The color mixes are identical. I can cut a 6" portion of a Renoir reprint from a "Metropolitan Arts" magazine and place it on the painting. The patch is an almost perfect match. The details on the cattle in the upper center of the painting, although each cow is only 3/4" long show striking detail to that of two dogs in a Renoir. (When time permits I will add these pictures for comparison) The minute brush stokes that bring a painting to life and add the sparkle to the subject are very similar to that of Renoir. Some of the actual subjects, like the two cows and farmer also appear on other paintings by Renoir. The salmon and pink flowers above the doorway are found on Renoir's work.
(3/9/04) Note: When Franco, a friend of Hitler, took over Spain, like Hitler one of the first tasks was to confiscate anything of value, including paintings and other art work. In the painting, the girl front and center (under a black light) appears to have worn an expensive necklace which has been painted out. Also under a black light it appears a portion of the roadway has been painted over, possibly hiding an artists signature.
2/22/04 I will continue to add information to this site that I have acquired about this painting over the past 35 years. I have a large file and many interesting findings that I will add as soon as possible. Jim Berner 612-869-9004
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