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JULIO ROMERO DE TORRES Córdoba 1874 - 1930 Portrait of Don Jose María Sanginés. 1915 Oil and tempera on canvas Signed, dated and dedicated: "To Don José / sanginés / with the friendship of / J. Romero de Torres / - 1915 -". Measurements 90 x 100 cm Provenance: - Descendants of the portrayed, Madrid. Don José Nicolás Sanginés Balparda was a benefactor of Julio Romero de Torres, José Benlliure and Carlos Arniches among other artists and writers. His friendship with the Cordoban painter led him to commission a portrait of his wife, Mª Paz Suárez-Guanes de la Borgoña, and his own. After this commission, Romero de Torres gave him two small portraits of his two eldest children: José María Sanginés Suárez-Guanes and Mª Paz Sanginés Suárez-Guanes. Don José was a lover of the arts and a regular at literary cafés, in addition to participating in several fencing championships. We thank Mercedes Valverde for cataloging this work.