The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life, the first U.S. exhibition the 18th-century Spanish painter in 25 years. Meléndez (1715-1780) was a contemporary of Goya, whose work overshadowed his own until the past few decades, when scholars and collectors began to recognize the realistic, if not austere, qualities of his carefully perfected still lifes.
Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life will be on view from September 27, 2009 through January 3, 2010.
Luis Meléndez, Still Life with Artichokes and Peas in a Landscape, circa 1771-74. Oil on canvas. 24 3/4" X 32 7/8". Private collection.
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