Doorway of a House in Toledo

1875 - 1878. Oil on panel.
Room C

Rico combines his interest in the old buildings of Toledo, a city that he visited in 1875, with the picturesque motif of donkeys bearing water pitchers. His composition is based on various rapid, deft sketches that he made in one of his notebooks. The principal focus of interest is the effect of the dazzling sunlight of Toledo as it falls on the house façades.

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Inventory number: P008035
Author: Martín Rico y Ortega
Title: Doorway of a House in Toledo
Date: 1875 - 1878
Technique: Oil
Support: Panel
Dimension: Height: 21.7 cm; Width: 34.8 cm
Provenance: William Hood Stewart; acquired from Sotheby's, New York, 2010.
Entry date: 2010

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