Vicente De Paredes – Art Raffle Project For The Alfonso XIII Foundation In Biarritz

Vicente de Paredes – Artistic Raffle Project for the Alfonso XIII Foundation

A remarkable work on paper by Vicente de Paredes, a Spanish painter and illustrator of the late 19th century.

Created in gouache and watercolor, this composition is likely an original design for a poster or promotional flyer for an “Artistic Raffle to Benefit the Alfonso XIII Foundation.”

The artist brings together several symbols of the Spanish monarchy: a portrait of the young King Alfonso XIII, a crown, coats of arms, and a female figure in traditional dress. The composition is rendered with great artistic freedom in an elegant palette of gray, white, black, and brown.

Visible inscriptions: “One thousand tickets at ten francs” and “Souvenir of Biarritz.”
Work signed “de Paredes” in the lower left corner.

Presented under glass with a lattice-patterned mat, in an antique-style gilded frame. Some signs of age and minor visible imperfections, which do not detract from the charm or legibility of the work.

Date: circa 1900
Technique: gouache and watercolor on paper
Dimensions with frame: 52 × 43 cm