Ramon Vives Ayné (6 December 1814,

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- 10 October 1894,

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) was a

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painter. He was especially known for

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s, portraits and hunting scenes. Most of his work was in a naturalistic style. Some sources give his year of death as 1904.

Biography

At the age of seventeen, he became a student at the

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. Two years later, he transferred to the

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. In 1866, he was appointed to the chair of drawing at the Institute of Pontevedra. He became an Academician in 1870. After his retirement, in 1879, he devoted himself to painting historical scenes. He remained in Pontevedra until his death. He held frequent exhibits locally and in Madrid, where he was named Honorary President of the Liceo Artístico. Among his best known portraits were those of Queen Christina, the painter,

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, which is on display at the Acadèmia de Sant Jordi de Barcelona, and King

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, which was at the

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until 1915, when it was destroyed in a fire.Ramon Ribera Gassol
El pintor Ramon Vives Ayné
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References

External links

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vives, Ramon 1814 births 1894 deaths Painters from Catalonia Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando alumni People from Reus