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Francisco Ribera Gomez
Offering oil on canvas painting young woman

1969

$2,402.14
£1,780.97
€2,000
CA$3,299.97
A$3,602.46
CHF 1,896.74
MX$43,153.26
NOK 24,258.59
SEK 22,148.50
DKK 15,239.27

About the Item

Francisco Ribera Gómez (Madrid, 1907 – Barcelona, 1996) Title: Offering Year: 1969 (MCMLXIX) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 100 × 80 cm (39.4 × 31.5 in) Support / Mounting: Relined canvas; unframed Signature: Signed in the lower right corner: Francisco Ribera and dated MCMLXIX Inscription on the reverse: Ofrenda / por Francisco Ribera / MCMLXIX Condition Report The work has been relined and structurally consolidated. It presents professional restoration along the right-hand edge, where pictorial intervention was carried out in keeping with the artist’s original composition. A faint joining line may be visible under certain lighting conditions, typical of the integration process of retouching. The surface shows an even varnish and well-balanced colors. Description of the Work Half-length portrait of a young woman wearing a black-and-white dress, seated beside a basket of fruit—pomegranates, grapes, and apples—symbols of abundance. The model’s melancholic expression and lowered gaze stand out against a neutral background of ochre and greenish tones, enhancing the sense of intimacy. Francisco Ribera’s brushwork combines academic rigor with sensuality: soft impasto, precise transitions of light, and a delicately rendered female anatomy. The overall composition conveys serenity and technical maturity, characteristic of the finest Spanish figurative painting of the mid-20th century. Artistic Commentary Offering exemplifies the technical mastery and lyrical classicism of Francisco Ribera Gómez, one of the foremost exponents of Spanish academic realism in the 20th century. In his oeuvre, the female figure attains an almost allegorical dignity, in the tradition of masters such as Julio Romero de Torres, Manuel Benedito, Álvarez de Sotomayor, and José Cruz Herrera. The work combines the precision of academic drawing with an intimate, restrained atmosphere, in which light gently models the face and the folds of the dress with notable sensitivity. The result is a timeless portrait, poised between naturalistic observation and classical idealization. Brief Biography Francisco Ribera Gómez (Madrid, 1907 – Barcelona, 1996) was a painter, illustrator, and academic, trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. He was a disciple of Moreno Carbonero and Romero de Torres. Awarded prizes at the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts (1928 and 1930), he moved to Barcelona in the 1930s, where he served as a professor and later as Director of the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi (1964–1972). Elected Academician of San Fernando (1967) and of Santa Isabel of Seville (1971), he received the Gold Medal for Arts, Sciences, and Letters in Paris (1968) and was appointed Knight of the Order of the Italian Republic. His work—renowned for the elegance of its line, mastery of chiaroscuro, and the introspective beauty of his models—was highly regarded in Spain and abroad, with exhibitions in Cuba, Brussels, and Paris.
  • Creator:
    Francisco Ribera Gomez
  • Creation Year:
    1969
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 31.5 in (80 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Sitges, ES
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1155217400762

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