" Spanish School (c. 1900) - Ocean Liners In The Port Of Barcelona"
Oil on canvas. Original canvas. Hand-signed. An impeccable maritime painting that illustrates Barcelona's naval tradition and the power of the Catalan transatlantic trading empires on the eve of the Spanish-American War. The steamship portraits of the mid-19th century give way to a new pictorial style, closer to realistic landscape painting, where powerful steamships are displayed in a bustling port, accompanied by motorboats and light sailing vessels, true symbols of their owners' economic prosperity. Dimensions of the work without frame: 60 x 70 cm / 70 x 81 cm with a magnificent antique frame.