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Nicola Gato de LEMA
Madrid, 1820 – 1883
Seaside Landscape
Gouache, pencil, and watercolor
28 x 38 cm (51 x 60 cm with frame)
Signed and dated lower left "Gato de Lema / 1852"
Beautiful Art Deco giltwood frame
Very good condition
Landscape painter Gato de Lema was born in Madrid, where he studied under Don Vicente Lopez at the Academy of San Fernando.
He exhibited at the 1855 Paris Exposition (two views of the Balsain Palace (La Granja) and The Ruins of San Juan de los Reyes). He also exhibited at the 1856 Madrid Exposition, where he presented six landscapes, which earned him an honorable mention. Appointed a full member of the Academy of San Fernando in 1859, he was also a knight of the Order of Charles III and a member of the African Institute and the Archaeological and Historical Society of Charente.
A Romantic landscape painter, Gato de Lema is known for his compositions depicting monuments, ruins, and seaside landscapes in the 1840s and 1850s. Our painting is a beautiful gouache depicting the sea with a harbor in the distance and a large church. In the foreground, numerous figures enliven the composition. A picturesque landscape rendered with beautiful light and rich detail.
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