ALEJANDRO FERRANT Y FISCHERMANS (Madrid, 1843 - 1917). "Young man with parrot", 1854. Oil on canvas.

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  ALEJANDRO FERRANT Y FISCHERMANS (Madrid, 1843 - 1917). "Young man with parrot", 1854. Oil on canvas. Presents period frame. Signed and dated in the upper right corner. Measurements: 34 x 23 cm; 54 x 46.5 cm (frame). Scene of interior that stands out for its sobriety in the architectural conception, contrasted with the luminosity of the figures that conform the scene. The painting itself has been conceived by the artist as a game of opposites, not only for what has been mentioned, but also for the protagonists themselves; a woman dressed in regionalist clothes that allude to the deepest traditions of the land, and right next to her a parrot, representing a great exoticism. It should be noted that both harmonize in color, the bird thanks to its plumage and the woman due to the skirt, which is somewhat reminiscent of the clothing of the painting "La Ciocciara", painted by Alejandro Ferrant in 1881 and currently belongs to the collection of the Prado Museum. Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans studied with his uncle, the artist and academic Luis Ferrant y Llausas, at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. He was a protégé and pensioner of the Infante Don Sebastián. In 1874 he traveled to Rome to reinforce his studies when he was pensioned by the government of Spain in the first promotion of painters of the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, together with Francisco Pradilla, Casto Plasencia, Manuel Castellano, Eduardo Sánchez Solá and Jaime Morera. He was director of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Madrid, which became part of the Museo del Prado in 1971. His son Ángel Ferrant was an outstanding sculptor of the Spanish avant-garde. As a decorator it is worth mentioning his ornamental work in the Linares Palace in Madrid and the Miramar Oratory in San Sebastian, among others. His best known work as a decorator was the church of San Francisco el Grande in Madrid, where he worked with Manuel Domínguez and Francisco Pradilla. He excelled in drawing, but also in different painting techniques such as watercolor, oil and fresco. He captured a sober and elegant coloring, which in the case of portraits is linked to the baroque tradition by the use of a varied artistic theme in history, genre, religious and landscapes, as well as in portraits and decorative painting. He presented works and obtained several medals in national and international exhibitions. Among his works are Sibyls and Prophets in the dome of San Francisco el Grande, Madrid, The Last Communion of San Fernando, The Burial of San Sebastian and Cisneros, founder of the hospital of Illescas, the latter painting with which he won the first medal at the National Exhibition of 1892.
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