Virgin of the Napkin by Murillo - painted in 1930 by Spanish artist Jose Dabrio Perez (1900-1973)

Virgin of the Napkin by Murillo - painted in 1930 by Spanish artist Jose Dabrio Perez (1900-1973)
The Virgin of the Napkin by Murillo in 1930 by Jose Dabrio Perez (1900-1973) Original Oil on canvas (28x28inches) Frame (34x34 inches) It needs cleaning to bring out the great colors. "The Virgin of the Napkin" by Murillo, copied in 1930 by the Spanish artist José Dabrio Pérez (1900-1973)

Technique: oil on canvas measures 70 cm x 70cm (28 "x 28")
Original frame measures 86cm x 86 cm (34 "x 34")
signed, says: Murillo copy by J Dabrio Perez. Seville 1930
It needs a great cleaning to bring out the original colors.

Artist Biography
José Dabrio Pérez was a creative artist. Born in 1900, José Dabrio Pérez passed away in 1973. Artists born the same year and from the same generation are James W. Burbank, Ettore Costa, Marcelle Cahen-Bergerol, Jordao De Oliveira and Albert Birkle.
José Dabrio Pérez was artistically trained at the beginning of the 20th century, in the first artistic center that had its
Huelva native. Then he moved to Seville, where he acquired great skill as a copyist for the masters of the Museum
of Fine Arts, especially Murillo, and finally to Madrid, the city where he died in 1985

More biographical context of José Dabrio Pérez
Born in 1900, the creative work of José Dabrio Pérez was mainly influenced by the years 1900 and 1910. The dynamic development of pictorial art defined the first decades of the 20th century. It was an era of experimentation and post-impressionism, in which artists first delved into expressionism and abstraction. Many different artist collectives and communities around the world developed different ways of articulating these crucial innovations. The De Stijl group in the Netherlands, under the leadership of Piet Mondrian, began to practice important theories on abstraction. Along with this, Kasimir Malevich and his contemporaries developed constructivism and suprematism in the Soviet Union. These radical art styles were demanding and politicized, seeking to serve a new world order.

"The Virgin of the Napkin".( La virgen de la servilleta)
This is one of the paintings that gave the immortal Murillo the most fame, and the vulgar name by which he is known comes from the canvas on which it is painted, which is in effect a napkin, according to tradition and is deduced from its dimensions. as it measures only twenty-eight centimeters high by seventy-three wide. This beautiful jewel of art is of extraordinary merit, and it is said of it in Seville Mariana the year II, p. 333), thus: The head of the Virgin is beautiful, with that peculiar beauty of the Virgins of Murillo. The face is beautiful, in it, in addition to grace, it reflects that own and exclusive character of the Andalusian land; Her large, slanted, black eyes vividly express the joy that floods her, at the satisfaction of having Baby Jesus on her lap. It is drawn, with extraordinary skill, and its head is animated by a pure, childish and charming joy; his attitude is so expressive that he seems to want to jump out of the picture and throw himself at the viewer. In short, the entire canvas has that magic of color that so distinguishes its author; the intonation is soft and vigorous at the same time, the sweetest of its kind, which is admired in the painter of the Virgin Mary.