Academy

RAFAEL ESTEVE VILELLA (1772-1847)

Spain, XIX century.

Sanguina on laid paper.

Signed, in ink, in the lower right corner: Rafael Esteve.

“Extraordinary Academy drawing, made from life, in front of a nude model. It is possible that it was made at the Academy of San Carlos in his hometown, where he began his apprenticeship, or at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid, where he went to complete his training “The evident mastery that can be seen in the drawing places us before a work of maturity, so it could be a drawing made to serve as a repertoire for students, who were not yet prepared to face the three-dimensional model.” -Adela Espiños, specialist in Valencian drawing.

Former Miguel Martí Esteve collection.

Good condition.