Antonio Ortiz Echagüe

Antonio Ortiz Echagüe (15 October 1883, Guadalajara, Spain – 8 January 1942, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a Spanish costumbrista painter, who spent much of his career in other countries. Alongside Ignacio Zuloaga and Joaquin Sorolla, he forms part of the trio of aces of Spanish costumbrist painting at the turn of the twentieth century. The recognition and international awards which he won (including the gold medal at the 1923 Paris Salon), as well as the presence of his paintings in first-rate museums in Europe, the United States and South America (a museum in Sardinia, Italy, and another in Argentina are named in his honour), give witness to the extraordinary relevance of this painter, who (as few did) knew how to blend tradition with modernity. He was the older brother of the photographer, engineer and entrepreneur José Ortiz Echagüe.