Antonia Ferreras Bertrán (Lleida 1873 - Barcelona or Lleida 1953) - Flower vase

Antonia Ferreras Bertrán (Lleida 1873 - Barcelona or Lleida 1953) - Flower vase
Circa 1910. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left “A. Ferreras”.

Measurements: 90 x 50 cm.

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This painting of vertical rectangular format represents a group of flowers with an abundance of white, pink, red and yellow carnations accompanied by a bouquet of lilacs and some scattered bells. They are surrounded by fern leaves that group the diversity of color of these flowers. The violet background of the painting in the upper half of the canvas merges with another vegetal background in the lower half, extolling the vase.

Catalan painter and illustrator who began to train and study drawing and painting at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, specializing in floral motifs. She participated in various painting exhibitions both national and foreign, presented individually or collectively; highlights include the Hispano-French exhibition of 1895, where she won a silver medal, the exhibition of Arts and Industries of Mexico in 1896, the exhibition of Artists of Lleida in 1912 or the one held at the Sala Parés in Barcelona in 1926. She combined her paintings on canvas as an illustrator for the Nodomanski house in Vienna.

The Royal Palace in Madrid and the National Art Museum of Catalonia in Barcelona keep works by this artist.

Reference bibliography:

Antolín Paz, Mario (dir.): DICCIONARIO DE PINTORES Y ESCULTORES ESPAÑOLES DEL SIGLO XX. Madrid, Forum Artis, 1994, t. V, p. 1.299

Diego, Estrella de: LA MUJER Y LA PINTURA EN LA ESPAÑA DEL SIGLO XIX. MUJERES PINTORAS EN MADRID: 1868-1910. Tesis Doctoral, UCM, 1987, p. 687.