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José Nicolau Huguet

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José Nicolau Huguet
Born
José Nicolau y Huguet

1855
Valencia, Spain
Died15 February 1909
Occupation(s)Painter, teacher
Years active1879–1909
MovementOrientalism

José Nicolau Huguet (1855 – February 15, 1909) was a Spanish painter and teacher.[1][2][3] He was known for his Orientalist paintings of figures, and portraits.[1]

Biography

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José Nicolau Huguet was born in 1855, in Valencia, Spain.[2] He attended classes at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia, and studied under painter Joaquín Agrasot.[1][2]

He showed his artwork in many salons in Spain, and won accolades.[2] Nicolau Huguet taught at the academy in La Coruña.[1] One of his students was the noted painter Carolina del Castillo Díaz.[4][5][6]

He died on February 15, 1909, in Gijón, and was buried in the Cementerio de Ceares in Gijón.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Nicolau y Huguet, José". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00130374. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Ossorio y Bernard, Manuel (1884). Galeria Biografica de Artistas Españoles del Siglo XIX (in Spanish). Moreno y Rojas. p. 483 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Spanish Artists from the Fourth to the Twentieth Century: a Critical Dictionary. Frick Art Reference Library. New York City, New York: G. K. Hall & Co. 1993. pp. 246–247. ISBN 978-0-8161-0614-1 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ "Carolina del Castillo Díaz". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Carolina Castillo y Díaz (Sra. de Campo)". Asociación Española de Pintores y Escultores (in Spanish). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Carolina del Castillo y Díaz: una pintora asturiana transgresora" [Carolina del Castillo y Díaz: a transgressive Asturian painter]. El Cuaderno (in Spanish). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2025.