*This painting is sold but the artist is regularly available in our inventory		Juan Pablo Salinas Madrid 1871 – 1946 Rome The Wedding Party Oil on board 15 x 26 inches (39.4 x 66.6 cm) Framed: 24 x 34 1/2 inches Signed and inscribed lower left: Pablo Salinas-Roma Provenance: Private collection, USA Juan Pablo Salinas spent most of his childhood and youth in Madrid, and studied at the San Fernando School of Fine Arts where a generation earlier Goya had worked.  In 1886, he moved to Rome, where he joined his brother Augustin Salinas, also a painter; Juan Pablo Salinas ended up spending most of his remaining life here. Both became part of the Spanish colony of artists resident in Rome.  Juan attended classes at the highly respected International Circle of Fine Arts and the Chigi Academy.  In 1887, the Salinas brothers sent works to the National Exhibition of Madrid.  Juan Pablo Salinas also exhibited at the Roger Salons in France. Salinas’ works were immensely popular with both collectors and dealers, and in 1892, the magazine Illustration Artistica reproduced one of his domestic genre scenes entitled Spring.  Commenting on this painting, a Spanish critic stated:  “his key characteristic is the poetry he brings to all his paintings including his genre works in depicting our everyday life and landscapes.” Salinas painted eighteenth century costume pieces in luxurious settings, ornate church interiors, and popular genre scenes of Spanish and Italian life.  He was particularly admired for his rich coloring, minute attention to detail, and fanciful brushwork.  Throughout his life, the artist was an avid collector of furniture and antiques, which he used as props in his paintings.  On many occasions, his two daughters, Leila and Consuelo, acted as his models.  Towards the end of his career, Salinas undertook a series of decorative works for reception rooms in large homes.  He died in Rome in 1946.  Today the work of Salinas is represented in the Galerie Moderne, Madrid. Our painting, The Wedding Party, is an excellent showcase of Salinas’ style. A wedding party in full swing sits around a table strewn with finery. Salinas’ trademark attention to detail is on full display, as each bauble on the table appears to glint and glisten. The delicately rendered veils of the two women in the foreground, and their pastel yellow and pink dresses, add luminosity to the painting, making the women appear to almost glow against the murkier backdrop. The expressive faces of the members of the party span a wide range of ages and emotions, creating an exchange of glances that guides the viewer’s eye through the painting. This is a truly lovely work.