Luis Jiménez Aranda (21 June 1845,

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– 1 March 1928,

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) was a Spanish-born French painter of

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scenes; many in

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style. His brothers,

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and also became painters.

Biography

His first art lessons came from his older brother, José, followed by classes at the

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under the direction of Eduardo Cano and Antonio Cabral Bejarano. In 1868, thanks to a four year stipend from a wealthy patron, he went to Rome to see the

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and complete his studies with Marià Fortuny."Luis Jimenez y Aranda, un peintre moderniste"
@ the Pontoise website. In return, he had to send back a painting every year. He remained there after his stipend expired, until 1874, sharing a home with his friends, José Villegas Cordero and Francisco Peralta del Campo. They also took classes together from

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. At that time, he and his Italian wife Lucia moved to Paris and made the acquaintance of the art dealer, Adolphe Goupil. Two years later, he moved to

, possibly after going there to meet

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. He would stay there the rest of his life, becoming a naturalized citizen of France in 1877. In the 1880s, he began painting en

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in the surrounding countryside. He participated in exhibits at the

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and received recognition at the

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. He also had a major showing at the

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(1893) in Chicago.Karin Sagner-Dûchting, "La Pintura en España en la época del Impresionismo", in: ''El impresionismo'', Ed. Ingo F. Walter, Océano, 2003, He was a regular participant in the Spain's National Exhibition of Fine Arts, even after settling in France. In 1864, he was given honorable mention there for a depiction of

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presenting his case to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, and first prize in 1892 for ''The Doctor's Visit''. He also acted as a sort of correspondent for the Spanish magazine ''

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'', providing images and commentary on life in France. When the Spanish landscape painter Emilio Sánchez Perrier came to France to study the Barbizon School, Jiménez shared studio and exhibit space with him. Jiménez himself was influenced by the Barbizon style and would come to favor it in his later years.

Selected paintings

File:En el estudio del pintor, por Luis Jiménez Aranda.jpg, In the Painter's Studio File:Estaminet andalou.jpg, Andalusian Tavern File:Luis_Jiménez_Aranda,_Dama_en_la_Exposición_Universal_de_Paris_(1889).jpg, Lady at the World's Fair File:La visita al hospital de Luis Jiménez Aranda.jpg, A Ward Being Visited by the
Head of the Hospital (The Doctor's Visit)

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Biography

Selected paintings

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