Lot 237: JOSÉ ORTIZ-ECHAGÜE (1886-1980)

The Two Friends, 1914
Fresson print
credit, titled in pencil and 'International Salon, Los Angeles' exhibition stamp (on the reverse of the mount)
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14cm.)

Fraser, José Ortiz Echagüe: Photographs, pl. 12

José Ortiz-Echagüe's selection of subject-matter and his technical virtuosity make him a natural successor to Spanish artists such as El Greco and Goya. A military engineer by profession, Ortiz-Echagüe's works were enhanced by his use of the Fresson process, which resulted in prints of great luminosity and tonal depth.