Miguel Forteza Forteza

MIGUEL FORTEZA FORTEZA (Palma de Mallorca, 1881 – ?).
“The Cove, Santa Ponsa.”
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower right corner and titled on the reverse.
Measurements: 38.5 x 46 cm; 54 x 62 cm (frame)
A member of the 1917 Generation of the Mallorcan school, Miguel Forteza was primarily a marine painter, focusing on Mallorcan and Catalan landscapes. He resided in Barcelona from 1913, after studying Fine Arts in Palma de Mallorca. He followed the artistic guidance of Lorenzo Cerdá and Ricardo Anckerman, and held four solo exhibitions in Barcelona, one in Reus, and another in Caldetas, achieving critical and public acclaim.