Victoriano Codina Langlin

VICTORIANO CODINA LANGLIN (Barcelona, 1844 - 1911).
"Gallant scene", 1894.
Oil on panel.
Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 33 x 24 cm; 59 x 51 cm (frame).
Sculptor, painter, decorator and tapestry designer, Codina Langlin lived between Rome, Barcelona, Paris and London. It could be said that he was the only Spanish painter of the 19th century to establish his professional career in London, to the detriment of Rome and Paris. He began his training with Antonio Ferrán, and then continued at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, under the tutelage of his cousin the sculptor Juan Samsó. He won numerous awards, including the academic pension to continue his studies in Rome, where he attended the Academia Chigi. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in London and in various English cities, and participated in the Fine Arts Exhibitions of Barcelona and Madrid, as well as carrying out numerous commissions, both public and private, in Spain and England.