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MARIANO BERTUCHI
Mariano Bertuchi is a painter Spanish born in Granada on 6 February 1884 and died in Tetouan on 20 June 1955 . It shows in the style orientalist , considered the painter of the Protectorate Spanish , and painted landscapes of Morocco and the daily life of its inhabitants. When settled in Tetouan , where he remained until the end of his life he became inspector Services of Fine Arts, and directed the School of Fine Arts in Indigenous Tetuan , while leading the artistic direction of several journals and magazines and multiplying partnership creations of posters and postage stamps . Its important activity of teaching and the traditional cultural heritage defense was a major contribution to the cultural development of Morocco during the Protectorate .
Mariano Bertuchi is generally known as the great painter of the Protectorate , the painter of Morocco . Through his work, the viewer can imagine this time of peace in northern Morocco by the Spanish army. His work is little known because it is not easy to identify all his works, especially in its realization of stamps and posters . His painting is mainly inspired by the landscapes of urban Tetouan and Chefchaouen : markets, cafes, gardens, streets, scene of daily life, festivals and ceremonies, views of life and the Maghreb people. Indefatigable, he painted mainly in oil and in watercolor , but it is also dedicated to drawing and engraving . Bertuchi reputation was such that virtually all postal emissions Protectorate reproduced his works, his paintings and drawings on various topics, such as Andalusian themes, the bullfighting , the military painting , landscape and arabesques , and of course the Moroccan people. His paintings mature at that time, still imbued with the light of the Mediterranean . His style shows the importance of the play of light and shadow, which are reminiscent of Impressionist work Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923). But yet it is sometimes called a rigid and officialiste . The preservation of traditional heritage also the peculiarity of this character, and his desire to act with the utmost respect for Moroccan monuments led him to communicate extremely rigorous urban reforms of buildings or sites of interest historical or artistic, always defending the authenticity of Tetouan .
Exhibitions:
1956 Tribute to Mariano Bertuchi - Corral coal Granada.
1967 Painters of the School of Tetouan and Exposition Tribute Bertuchi - Madrid.
Mariano Bertuchi 1971 - Municipal Art Gallery of Ceuta.
1987 Painters Orientalists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries - Art Gallery of the Louvre.
1988 Spanish Orientalist Painting - Fundación Banco Exterior de Madrid.
1991 Water, light and color of Granada view painters - Emasagra Exhibition Hall of Granada.
1992 Eighteen Moroccan and Spanish painters of the school of Tetouan - Morocco Pavilion of Seville and Bertuchi Mariano - Mariano Bertuchi Exhibition Hall by the Moroccan Ministry of Culture and Government of Andalusia in Tetouan.
1993 Mariano Bertuchi. Illustrations. Exhibition Hall of Caja Madrid.
1999 Morocco Time - Paris Vle of the City Council and Transits, Spanish artists before and after the Civil War - Caja Madrid.
2000 Mariano Bertuchi, Morocco Painter - Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, School of Arts and Crafts in Tetouan, Wafabank and Exhibition Hall of Casablanca.
2001 Dreams and nightmares, The Spanish Civil War - Imperial War Museum in London .
2002 Mariano Bertuchi, Oils - Palace of the Governors of Cadiz.
Mariano Bertuchi 2004, Watercolours - Palace of the Governors of Cadiz and Mariano Bertuchi, Morocco Painter - Málaga Congress Centre.
2005 Tribute to Mariano Bertuchi - Centre Hassan II in Asilah, Morocco .
Mariano Bertuchi 2006, 50 years later - Cervantes Institute of Spain. Exhibitions in Tetouan, Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, Fes, Málaga, Córdoba, Alcalá de Henares, Malaga, Madrid .
Mariano Bertuchi 2008, Granada has Marruecos of the Medina Alhambra - School of Arabic Studies of Granada.