THE TENNIS PLAYER: PABLO RAMOS VILLEGAS

IN 1895, TEN YEARS BEFORE VILLEGAS PAINTED THE PRESENT WORK, HE SPENT THE SUMMER IN SEVILLE WHERE HE PAINTED THE FIVE CHILDREN OF HIS SISTER ANTONIA. THE PORTRAITS OF ROMA, ELOISA, ANTONIO, MANUEL AND PABLO WERE REGARDED AS MASTERPIECES BY THE CRITIC EUGENIO SEDONA WHO REVIEWED WORKS OF SEVILLIAN PAINTERS IN 1896 (SEE S. ALVAREZ QUINTERO, HOMENAJE A VILLEGAS, MADRID, 1919, P. 29).

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO ANGEL CASTRO AND ROSALINO CASTRO RAMOS (A DESCENDANT OF THE ARTIST) FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN CATALOGUING THIS WORK.