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Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (1841–1920)
Son of the famed painter Federico de Madrazo y Küntz, Raimundo was born
at Rome, and a year after, his family returned to Madrid. He received
his first art training from his father and grandfather, who had received
their own training in Paris. He grew up in an artistic environment,
surrounded by his father's renowned collaborators and pupils. He finished
his studies at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando at
Madrid in 1854 where he was a pupil of Carlos Luis de Ribera and Carlos
de Haes. In 1862, he went to Paris to continue his studies at the workshop
of Léon Cogniet and then enrolled at the Ecole de Beaux-Arts and the
Ecole Imériale de Dessin. In Paris, Madrazo established close ties with
foreign artists residing there including Martin Rico, Alfred Stevens,
Luis Ruipéerez, and Mariano Fortuny, who was to become his brother-in-law.
A leading painter of the Spanish school in Paris, he exhibited regularly
at that city, and also at London, New York, and Venice. He enjoyed a
high level of success during his lifetime and a lengthy career, with
his works being in high demand internationally, particularly his portraits,
which were appreciated for their realism. His initial style was quite
academic, but he later altered his technical and aesthetic approach
as he was influenced by Stevens and Fortuny. Madrazo died at Versailles.
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