Honorio Romero Orozco

HONORIO ROMERO OROZCO (Sedaví, Valencia, 1867 – Valencia, 1920).
“Boats.”
Oil on canvas, mounted on panel.
Signed in the lower right corner.
Measurements: 17.5 x 35 cm; 33.5 x 50.5 cm (frame).
Honorio Romero Orozco studied at the San Carlos School of Fine Arts in Valencia, where he was taught by the painters Pinazo and Peiró. A multifaceted artist, his work spans various disciplines, all of which are related to painting. As a painter, he took part in official exhibitions and competitions, notably participating in the National Fine Arts Exhibitions in 1887, 1890, 1895, 1899, and 1912, where he received two honorable mentions and an award. He was also a member of the Valencian Athenaeum. Romero Orozco painted landscapes, genre scenes, and portraits; notable works in his body of work include “Port of Valencia,” “Valencian Farmwoman,” “His Excellency Don Ciriaco María Sánchez, Cardinal Archbishop of Valencia,” “La Albufera,” “Roman Florist,” and “On the Eve of the Wedding.” As a restorer, he worked at the San Pío V Museum of Fine Arts, the Academy, Valencia City Hall, and the Church of La Sangre in Liria. In Valencia Cathedral, he restored the panels by Yánez and Llanos. Also known as a graphic illustrator and especially as a bullfighting poster artist, he created posters such as the one for the Valencia Bullring in 1907, currently preserved in the collection of the Provincial Council of Valencia. As an illustrator, he contributed to the *Diario de Valencia* and *Valencia Cómica* (1889), publications for which he created portraits of notable figures.