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EDUARDO ROSALES Madrid 1836 - 1873 Sale of young bulls. 1872 Oil on canvas Signed and dated Measurements 38.3 x 69.2 cm In 1872 Eduardo Rosales moved to Murcia in search of a milder climate that might alleviate his ailing health, which had been aggravated by the recent death of his daughter Eloísa and the poor reviews he had received at the National Exhibition with his Death of Lucrecia. During his stay in Murcia he was accompanied by his wife Maximina Martínez Pedrosa and his great friend, the painter Domingo Valdivieso, who acted as his guide during his walks around the city and his outings in the countryside. A few days later, the young couple moved to the sanctuary of Our Lady of Fuensanta in the hamlet of Algezares, in the Southern Mountain Range, perhaps fleeing the hustle and bustle of the city or the humidity. During his excursions through the area, he was captivated by the rural life of the humble people of the orchard, dressed in their colorful traditional costumes while they worked hard in their daily chores. Venta de novillos is considered, along with Naranjero de Algezares (oil on canvas, 37.5 x 46.5 cm), currently in the María Cristina Masaveu Peterson Foundation, to be the artist's most significant work done in Murcia, where each stroke and color pays homage to this land that, for the painter, meant a true stimulant for his battered state of mind. Curiously, an old photograph of this composition is preserved, which is part of an album with 27 photographs edited by Jean Laurent after the death of Eduardo Rosales. Provenance: - Private collection, Madrid. Work exhibited at: - Exhibition 1st Centenary of the death of Eduardo Rosales (1873 - 1973), Prado Museum, No. 42 (label on the back). Bibliography: - López Delgado, Juan Antonio; Eduardo Rosales in Murcia, 1999. - López Delgado, Juan Antonio; Eduardo Rosales, Murcia, 2024. - López Delgado, Juan Antonio and López Almagro, José; Tribute to Eduardo Rosales (1836 - 1873). 150th Anniversary of his death, Cat. Exp. Museum of Fine Arts of Murcia, 2024.