Bidspirit auction | Patio with broom and water

Patio with broom and water jug, signed Julio Cortés, Spanish School, 20th century - Oil on panel, Dimensions: 23 x 17 cm and 43 x 35 cm. The work depicts a domestic corner with a broom and a water jug ​​hanging next to a small window, on a whitewashed wall that reflects the Mediterranean light. The simple composition is enriched by the pasty brushwork and contrasts of shadow and light, evoking the intimacy of rural life. Julio Cortés captures with naturalism and a costumbrista sensibility a scene of great ethnographic and artistic value, linked to the Spanish pictorial tradition of the 20th century.