Antonio Muñoz Degrain

ANTONIO MUÑOZ DEGRAIN (Valencia, 1840 - Málaga, 1924).
"Night Marina, Venice".
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower left corner.
It has slight flaws in the frame.
Measurements: 50 x 65 cm, 64 x 79 x 6 cm (frame).

Night composition of great atmospheric intensity that shows a port scene illuminated by reflections of the moon and points of artificial light.

The scene is resolved by means of a dark and nuanced palette, with hallmarks of light that generate vibrant reflections on the water and a sky full of clouds, characteristic features of Antonio Muñoz Degrain's pictorial language.

Antonio Muñoz Degrain was one of the most outstanding landscape painters of Spanish painting in the late 19th century. Trained at the Academy of San Carlos in Valencia, he participated regularly in the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts, where he won several medals. In 1881 he won a first medal with Othello and Desdemona, which allowed him to travel to Italy, where he painted works such as "Los amantes de Teruel" (Museo del Prado).

He was professor of landscape painting at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid and member of this institution, also developing an important teaching work. His work is preserved in museums such as the Prado Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts in Valencia.