Lot 177: José Camarón y Boronat (Segorbe 1731-1803 Valencia)

José Camarón y Boronat (Segorbe 1731-1803 Valencia)
An elegant couple dancing the bolero; and Elegnat figures in a landscape
oil on canvas
17¾ x 22 in. (45 x 56 cm.)
a pair (2)

Conde de Casal and
By descent to the present owner.

PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN ARISTOCRATIC COLLECTION

The Valencian born painter José Camarón y Boronat is best known for producing delicate, whimsical fête galantes with a particular Spanish flair, as seen in the present pair of pictures. Boronat worked in Madrid from 1752-1753 where he would have known contemporaries such as Castillo Paret y Alcazar, Carcinero and Goya. Once back in Valencia, Boronat achieved enormous financial success as an artist and can be considered a key figure in the flowering of the Rococo in Spain. Works by the artist in public collections include, Romaría and Parejas en un parquet (both Madrid, Prado).