Bidspirit auction | Female portrait by José Alarcón,

Female portrait by José Alarcón, signed, Murcian School, 19th century - Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 100 x 63 cm; 129 x 94 cm. Female portrait signed by José Alarcón, a 19th-century painter from Murcia, depicting a woman adorned with a white mantilla, red bodice, and light-colored skirt, captured in an elegant pose with a serene gaze against a dark background of green and ochre hues. The refined treatment of the lace's transparencies, the soft modeling of the face, and the chromatic contrast between the pearly whites, the intense red of the bodice, and the somber atmosphere of the background are particularly noteworthy. The work is linked to 19th-century Spanish portraiture and genre painting, with a sensitive and decorative style that underscores the figure's natural grace and expressive quality.