Eduardo Leon Garrido

Eduardo León Garrido, "An Elegant Dance", 19th C. Oil on Mahogany Wood Panel

Circa 1890

Eduardo León Garrido was a Spanish painter. He began his training at the Higher School of Painting in Madrid and as a disciple in Vicente Palmaroli's workshop.

Thanks to a scholarship granted by the Diputación de Madrid, Garrido traveled to Paris where he went to Raimundo Madrazo's workshop. Later he traveled to Italy, contacting Venice with Spanish painters such as Mariano Fortuny and Martín Rico.

In 1905 Garrido was appointed professor of the School of Arts and Crafts of Varennes, remaining in France the rest of his life. His son, Louis-Édouard Garrido, was also a painter.

Garrido's style is influenced by Impressionism and for some critics it resembles that of Manet. His work is mainly dedicated to traditional themes, portraits of elegant women dressed in Belle Époque clothes and the reproduction of gallant scenes. He achieved great success in his time and exhibited in Paris, London and Munich.

Some of Garrido's canvases can be seen in the Prado Museum (Madrid), National Museum of Fine Arts (Argentina), Bilbao Fine Arts Museum and private collections such as the Bellver Collection in Seville.

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