Newsletter – March 2022
March, 2022
Dear HOS Members,
It is with sadness and a heavy heart I am letting you know that last Wednesday 16 of February, Rudy Lusti, husband of Susi Lusti, passed away. Our most sincere condolences to Susi and Family.
Once again, all the HPR cottages are open to the public on the weekends. Let us hope that this time will be for good! We need your help as a volunteer at the casita on Saturdays and Sundays, between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM, even if it is only for a few hours. Most members that have done this have enjoyed talking to the visitors from all over the world.
Another way to help and support the House of Spain is by selecting our organization when you do shop on AmazonSmile and Amazon will donate a half-percent of each purchase to the House of Spain in San Diego!
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Marià Fortuny in San Diego!
Where: San Diego Museum of Art 1450 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92102
Marià Fortuny i Marsal (1838–1874) was born in the Catalonian city of Reus. During a prolific but brief career he became the most internationally acclaimed Spanish artist thanks in part due to his extensive travel and the popularity of his prints. His oil paintings and watercolors were a source of inspiration to later artists such as Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida and Pablo Picasso, while his graphic work, most notably in etching, continued a tradition in keeping with Rembrandt van Rijn, Jusepe de Ribera, and Francisco Goya.Trained in Barcelona at the Escuela de Bellas Artes, Fortuny was awarded a pension to study in Rome in 1857. He made at least three trips to North Africa, notably to Tangier and Tetouan, which inspired a series of etchings he undertook in his Roman studio. He also traveled to Naples and Paris, while continuing his exploration of Islamic themes during visits to Granada and Sevilla, major historic centers of Al-Andalus, as Islamic Spain was known. He was also an erudite collector of Persian, Ibero-Islamic, and Mudéjar decorative arts.
A consummate student of Spain’s Golden Age artistic heritage, he made numerous watercolor studies after Velázquez, El Greco, Ribera, and Goya, and works by these artists appear in the background of compositions such as Election of the Model (1868–1874, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC). The etching after this work is included in the display. In his admiration of the Spanish Old Masters, and through his travels to North Africa and interest in Islamic art and culture, Fortuny’s body of work anticipated John Singer Sargent’s colorism and interest in Spain and the Islamic world. Both were international Modernists grounded in a deep appreciation for the past.
Spain, the first globalization: The Spanish voyage
Watch the movie by clicking on the link below (Only Spanish version)
España, la primera globalización: El camino español
Another video on: How much do you know about Spain’s long-lasting impact on the U.S.? Spanish support for the American revolution
Life on a XVI century ship | La vida en un navío del siglo XVI
We need your help to be an “ambassador” at the casita on Saturday’s and Sunday’s from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Please feel free to reach out to us at any time. I sincerely thank you for your support and membership.
Jesus Benayas