Pedro Pérez De Castro (Litografía) Y Mariano Conrado (Dibujo)

Place: Leiva

Born: 1823

Death: 1902

Biography:

Pedro Pérez de Castro was a Spanish painter and lithographer of the 19th century. He was born in Leiva in 1823 to Evaristo Pérez de Castro. His brother Mariano was also an artist. In the National Fine Arts Exhibition held in 1860, he presented the lithography 'Un paisaje de composición' and four watercolors: 'Una joven dando de comer a los pollos', 'Una gruta de Lequeitio', 'Un establo', and 'Una yegua con su potro'. He was awarded an honorable mention. In the 1866 exhibition, he presented 'Dos bodegones', 'Dos aves muertas', and 'Dos viejas de Izurza', again receiving an honorable mention. Pérez de Castro authored some lithographs in 'Álbum de la guerra de África', 'El Arte en España', and 'Álbum de vistas y paisajes de España'. He also created the paintings 'Una cascada', 'La noche', 'La tarde', 'La mañana', 'Un abanico', 'Un paisaje en San Ildefonso', 'Otro paisaje', and 'El castillo de Elche'. Pérez de Castro was a mayordomo of the king and died in Madrid on May 31, 1902.