José Nin y Tudó

JOSÉ NIN Y TUDÓ (El Vendrell, Tarragona, 1840 - Madrid, 1908).
"Ladies".
Pair of oils on canvas.
Signed.
Measurements: 23.5 x 13.5 cm, 42 x 32 cm (frame).
José Nin y Tudó worked with versatile sensibility in different genres and themes, occasionally delving into the orientalist genre, of which this painting is a good example. After beginning his training at the Lonja de Barcelona, José Nin y Tudó settled in Madrid thanks to a pension granted to him by the Diputación Provincial de Barcelona. There he entered the San Fernando School of Fine Arts, as a disciple of Carlos Luis de Ribera. He was an official portrait painter, and also dealt with history painting, specializing in mortuary themes. He also had great fame as a decorator of palaces and stately homes, such as the Anglada Palace and the house of the Marquis of Larios. He participated assiduously in the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts, where he obtained a third medal in 1871, and two second medals in 1876 and 1878. Among his portraits are those of Generals Prim and Espartero, and those of Eduardo Rosales, Emilio Castelar and Leon Gambetta, among others. Works by Nin y Tudó are kept in the Prado Museum, the City Hall, the Congress of Deputies and the Ministry of Justice in Madrid, the Municipal and History Museums of Madrid, the Fine Arts Museums of La Rioja and Girona.