Manuel García y Rodríguez

Manuel García y Rodríguez (1863, Seville - 6 May 1925, Seville) was a Spanish costumbrista and landscape painter, who also painted Orientalist scenes.

Biography

At first, he studied music but ultimately dedicated himself to his love of painting. He received his earliest art education from José de la Vega Marrugal in Seville. Later, he attended the Escuela de Bellas Artes de Sevilla, where he studied with , Manuel Ussel de Guimbarda and Emilio Sánchez Perrier.

Throughout his life, he participated in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, where he was awarded medals in 1887, 1890 and 1895.

Work García's work remains well known because many of his landscapes were reproduced as black and white illustrations, postcards and posters. Example of his work can be found in the Museum of Fine Arts in Seville. Many of his paintings are now in private collections, such as the Bellver Collection.

List of selected paintings

A Morning Stroll by the Canal, 1904 Patio with Children, 1906 Alcazar de Sevilla, 1911 A River Landscape with Seville Beyond, 1912 A Garden in Seville, 1913 Seville Garden, 1914 The Borders of Guadalquivir, 1917 A Garden in Seville, 1919 Collecion Bay, Madrid, 1921 The Rose Garden, 1921 Seville Patio, 1925 At the Well A Courtyard in Seville Easter Procession in Mateos Gago Street, Seville Feeding Poultry in a Courtyard The Gardens of the Alcazar of Seville Mother and Daughter Sewing in a Patio Mujer con guitarra, (Woman with Guitar) Musician in an Andalusian Palace Inside Courtyard, Seville Street scene in Granada

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