JUAN BAUTISTA DE GUZMÁN, (Granada, ? - Barcelona,... Lot 26

JUAN BAUTISTA DE GUZMÁN, (Granada, ? - Barcelona, 1898). "Courtyard. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner and on the back. Measurements: 58 x 81 cm Juan Bautista de Guzmán began his training at the School of Fine Arts in Granada, going on to the School of San Fernando in Madrid. A painter of popular Andalusian scenes, landscapes and orientalist themes, he held various exhibitions of his work and took part in artistic competitions and contests such as the Fine Arts Exhibitions of Granada in 1876 and Cadiz in 1879, being awarded prizes in both. He also took part in the National Exhibition in Madrid in 1881, presenting the genre-themed work "Confesión al aire libre" ("Confession in the Open Air"). His works also include the canvases entitled "El cepillo de las ánimas", "Interior de una taberna después de una corrida" ("Interior of a Tavern after a Bullfight") and "Una murga" ("A Murga"). A fervent admirer of Fortuny, Juan Bautista de Guzmán followed in the footsteps of the Catalan master and settled in Barcelona, where he died in 1898. He is currently represented in the Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Art and Culture in Granada.