RICARDO MANZANET MILLÁN (Valencia, 1852 - 1931). "Marina". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Size: 60 x 100 cm; 89 x 126 cm (frame). Ricardo Manzanet captures in this painting a subjective nature, of romantic influence. He chooses a convulsive stormy day, looking for a cold, twilight and mysterious atmosphere that gives nature a special lyricism. There is a development of spatial depth. In the foreground Manzanet s brushstrokes are dense and precise, and he constructs the forms on the basis of the rich and varied chromaticism and the subtle and carefully studied changes of light and shade. An outstanding landscape and flower painter, Manzanet trained at the San Carlos School of Fine Arts in his native city and then completed his studies in Barcelona at the Sant Jordi School. Specialising in landscape painting, he also cultivated the portrait genre. He held various exhibitions and took part in artistic competitions and contests such as the Barcelona Fine Arts Exhibition of 1888 and the National Exhibitions in Madrid, in one of which he was awarded the third medal.