Ventura Álvarez Sala
Buenaventura Álvarez Sala Vigil (5 July 1869, Gijón - 5 March 1919, Gijón) was a Spanish painter and illustrator; known for portraits and Genre art, genre scenes, many involving maritime subjects. Biography He began his studies at the local drawing school and as an apprentice in the workshops of Dionisio Canal, a decorative painter.Biography
@ the Museo del Prado In 1890, he moved to Madrid, where he supported himself by making charcoal sketches on demand. Later, he studied with Manuel Ojeda and José Jiménez Aranda at the Escuela Especial de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado, a satellite school of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Beginning in 1892, he was a frequent participant in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts (Spain), National Exhibition of ...
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