Bidspirit auction | Elias Gonzalez Manso, Portrait of

Elias Gonzalez Manso, Portrait of a Clergyman, 20th-century Spanish school - Oil on canvas. Dimensions 100 x 85 cm. Half-length portrait of a clergyman seated in a carved armchair, dressed in black with a clerical collar and a wide gray sash, holding and turning the pages of a large open chant book on a table or lectern. To the right, another volume with musical notation rests on a piece of furniture, while in the background, an interior architectural space with an illuminated opening adds depth. The figure gazes at the viewer with a serene and solemn expression, reinforcing the official nature of the portrait. Signed and dated 1923.