Portrait of Ignacio Zuloaga

Your Guide to the 100 Most Famous Ignacio Zuloaga Paintings

Updated oktober 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 108 works by Ignacio Zuloaga in our catalogue

In short

Ignacio Zuloaga's best-known piece is Portrait of Maurice Barrès. Next on the list are Woman in Andalusian Dress (1911) and Anita Ramírez, in black (1915). We have 108 works by Ignacio Zuloaga in our catalogue; this guide picks out the 100 best known, with the year, the museum and the story of each piece.

1870 – 1945, Eibar Spanish realism Most works: Hispanic Society Museum - Library

The 10 Ignacio Zuloaga paintings to know first

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Portrait of Maurice Barrès by Ignacio Zuloaga

Portrait of Maurice Barrès

Oil On Canvas

The figure of Maurice Barrès occupies the left side of the canvas, a steady anchor amidst a swirling, dramatic landscape. He gazes toward a distant cityscape, his expression caught in a moment of quiet introspection. There is a certain weight to his presence, a sense of a man deeply connected to the history he contemplates. The light, diffused and soft as if filtered through an overcast sky, casts gentle shadows…

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Woman in Andalusian Dress (1911) by Ignacio Zuloaga

Woman in Andalusian Dress

1911 · Oil On Canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington

A woman emerges from a swirl of deep blues and teals. She is captured from the waist up, her presence anchored by the heavy textures of her attire. An orange headpiece rests upon her hair, pinned with pink and white floral accents that catch the light. Her skin glows with warmth against the cool, atmospheric clouds that churn in the background. There is a stillness in her gaze, a poised…

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Anita Ramírez, in black (1915) by Ignacio Zuloaga

Anita Ramírez, in black

1915 · Oil On Canvas · Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn

Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta painted Anita Ramírez, in black in 1916. The subject was a Spanish dancer and one of the artist's favorite models during this period. At the time of the work's creation, both the artist and Ramírez were living in Paris.

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Julia Wainwright Robbins (1923) by Ignacio Zuloaga

Julia Wainwright Robbins

1923 · Oil On Canvas · Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti, New York

In this 1923 oil on canvas, Ignacio Zuloaga captures Julia Wainwright Robbins as a solitary figure. She occupies the center of the frame, a single female presence held within a quiet, dark space. Her posture is formal, defined by an aristocratic poise that commands the stillness of the composition. She holds a closed fan, a small, rigid object that anchors her hands against the soft volume of her attire.

Numbers 11 to 100: more Ignacio Zuloaga paintings

11Portrait of Ivan Shchukin (1869-1908) (1899) by Ignacio ZuloagaPortrait of Ivan Shchukin (1869-1908)1899 · Ermitaž 12The People's Poet Don Miguel of Segovia (1900) by Ignacio ZuloagaThe People's Poet Don Miguel of Segovia1900 13The Hermit (1904) by Ignacio ZuloagaThe Hermit1904 · Saint Louis Art Museum 14Spanish Farmers at a Market (1899) by Ignacio ZuloagaSpanish Farmers at a Market1899 · Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) 15La gitana (1904) by Ignacio ZuloagaLa gitana1904 · Thiel Gallery 16The Witches of San Millán (1907) by Ignacio ZuloagaThe Witches of San Millán1907 · National Museum of Fine Arts 17My Uncle Daniel and his Family (1910) by Ignacio ZuloagaMy Uncle Daniel and his Family1910 · Muzej fine arts 18The Penitents (1908) by Ignacio ZuloagaThe Penitents1908 · Hispanic Society Museum - Library 19My Cousin Cándida (1908) by Ignacio ZuloagaMy Cousin Cándida1908 · Hispanic Society Museum - Library 20Self-Portrait (1908) by Ignacio ZuloagaSelf-Portrait1908 · Hispanic Society Museum - Library 21Mrs. Philip Lydig (1912) by Ignacio ZuloagaMrs. Philip Lydig1912 22Merceditas (1913) by Ignacio ZuloagaMerceditas1913 23Portrait of Édouard Branly (1844-1940), physicist (1920) by Ignacio ZuloagaPortrait of Édouard Branly (1844-1940), physicist1920 · Carnavalet Museum 24Mrs. Joseph Kerrigan (1924) by Ignacio ZuloagaMrs. Joseph Kerrigan1924 · Hispanic Society Museum - Library 25Albarracín (1926) by Ignacio ZuloagaAlbarracín1926 · Hispanic Society Museum - Library 26Mrs. William Randolph Hearst (1923) by Ignacio ZuloagaMrs. William Randolph Hearst1923 · Hispanic Society Museum - Library 27Alva B. Gimbel (1925) by Ignacio ZuloagaAlva B. Gimbel1925 · Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti 28Carlos de Beistegui (Mexico, 1863 - Biarritz, 1953) (1931) by Ignacio ZuloagaCarlos de Beistegui (Mexico, 1863 - Biarritz, 1953)1931 29Self-Portrait of the Artist in a Basque Beret (1931) by Ignacio ZuloagaSelf-Portrait of the Artist in a Basque Beret1931 30Still Life of Flowers (1929) by Ignacio ZuloagaStill Life of Flowers1929 · Hispanic Society Museum - Library 31Portrait of Lady Micaela Aramburu y Picardo by Ignacio ZuloagaPortrait of Lady Micaela Aramburu y PicardoMuzej v Cádizu 32My Uncle and My Cousins (1898) by Ignacio ZuloagaMy Uncle and My Cousins1898 · Musée d'Orsay 33Landscape of Navarra by Ignacio ZuloagaLandscape of Navarra 34Montes de Calatayud by Ignacio ZuloagaMontes de Calatayud 35The cathedral of Segovia by Ignacio ZuloagaThe cathedral of Segovia 36Contess Mathieu de Noailles by Ignacio ZuloagaContess Mathieu de Noailles 37Dawn by Ignacio ZuloagaDawn 38Houses in Segovia by Ignacio ZuloagaHouses in Segovia 39Sepulveda (1909) by Ignacio ZuloagaSepulveda1909 · National Gallery of Art 40Gitanilla by Ignacio ZuloagaGitanillaNational Museum of Fine Arts 41Return of the Harvest by Ignacio ZuloagaReturn of the HarvestNational Museum of Fine Arts 42Tipo de Segovia (Man from Segovia) by Ignacio ZuloagaTipo de Segovia (Man from Segovia)Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía 43Retrato de Madame Malinowska (La Rusa) (Portrait of Madame Malinowska [The Russian]) by Ignacio ZuloagaRetrato de Madame Malinowska (La Rusa) (Portrait of Madame Malinowska [The Russian])Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía 44Castilian Landscape (1909) by Ignacio ZuloagaCastilian Landscape1909 · Muzej fine arts 45Portrait of señorita L. S. by Ignacio ZuloagaPortrait of señorita L. S. 46Portrait of Marqués de Villamarciel by Ignacio ZuloagaPortrait of Marqués de Villamarciel 47Eve of the run by Ignacio ZuloagaEve of the run 48Portrait of Rusiñol by Ignacio ZuloagaPortrait of Rusiñol 49Mi padre y mi hermana en París by Ignacio ZuloagaMi padre y mi hermana en París 50A dominican by Ignacio ZuloagaA dominican 51Portrait of Doña Carmen Arconada by Ignacio ZuloagaPortrait of Doña Carmen Arconada 52The Anchorite by Ignacio ZuloagaThe Anchorite 53Angustias by Ignacio ZuloagaAngustias 54Bullfighter by Ignacio ZuloagaBullfighter 55Lucienne Breval and Carmen by Ignacio ZuloagaLucienne Breval and CarmenHispanic Society Museum - Library 56Antonia the galician by Ignacio ZuloagaAntonia the galician 57Nude on a sofa with carnation by Ignacio ZuloagaNude on a sofa with carnation 58The view from the terrace by Ignacio ZuloagaThe view from the terrace 59Portrait of Sra. Malinowska by Ignacio ZuloagaPortrait of Sra. Malinowska 60A Portrait of a Lady, head and shoulders by Ignacio ZuloagaA Portrait of a Lady, head and shoulders 61Portrait of Senora Corcuera by Ignacio ZuloagaPortrait of Senora Corcuera 62The Dwarf Doña Mercédes by Ignacio ZuloagaThe Dwarf Doña Mercédes 63The painter Uranga by Ignacio ZuloagaThe painter Uranga 64Don Placido Zuloaga in his studio by Ignacio ZuloagaDon Placido Zuloaga in his studioMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía 65Candida with chinese shawl by Ignacio ZuloagaCandida with chinese shawl 66Mrs. Rosita Gutiérrez by Ignacio ZuloagaMrs. Rosita Gutiérrez 67José Rodao by Ignacio ZuloagaJosé Rodao 68Bullfighters of Turégano by Ignacio ZuloagaBullfighters of Turégano 69My cousins by Ignacio ZuloagaMy cousins 70The violinist Larrapidi by Ignacio ZuloagaThe violinist Larrapidi 71Portrait of Condesa Mathieu de Noailles by Ignacio ZuloagaPortrait of Condesa Mathieu de Noailles 72The well at Éibar by Ignacio ZuloagaThe well at Éibar 73Women in Sepúlveda by Ignacio ZuloagaWomen in Sepúlveda 74Portrait of Balenciaga by Ignacio ZuloagaPortrait of Balenciaga 75Old Houses in Segovia by Ignacio ZuloagaOld Houses in Segovia 76The cardinal by Ignacio ZuloagaThe cardinal 77People in País Vasco by Ignacio ZuloagaPeople in País Vasco 78The Christ of the blood by Ignacio ZuloagaThe Christ of the blood 79In Saint Cloud by Ignacio ZuloagaIn Saint Cloud 80Pablo Uranga by Ignacio ZuloagaPablo Uranga 81Future idols by Ignacio ZuloagaFuture idols 82View of Segovia by Ignacio ZuloagaView of Segovia 83Portrait of Lucienne Bréval by Ignacio ZuloagaPortrait of Lucienne Bréval 84Village bullfighters by Ignacio ZuloagaVillage bullfighters 85Houses in the sun by Ignacio ZuloagaHouses in the sun 86View of Toledo (1915) by Ignacio ZuloagaView of Toledo1915 · Kraljevska akademija belleza San Fernando 87Mountains of Calatayud (1921) by Ignacio ZuloagaMountains of Calatayud1921 · Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti 88Victims of the Fiesta (1923) by Ignacio ZuloagaVictims of the Fiesta1923 · Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti 89Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (1925) by Ignacio ZuloagaMiguel de Unamuno y Jugo1925 · Hispanic Society Museum - Library 90Lucrezia Bori (1928) by Ignacio ZuloagaLucrezia Bori1928 · Hispanic Society Museum - Library 91Torero (1902) by Ignacio ZuloagaTorero1902 · Vil·la Casals-Museu Pau Casals 92Spanish and an English on the balcony by Ignacio ZuloagaSpanish and an English on the balconyNational Museum of Fine Arts 93Segovia by Ignacio ZuloagaSegoviaNational Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba 94Landscape by Ignacio ZuloagaLandscape 95Landscape of Alhama by Ignacio ZuloagaLandscape of Alhama 96Motrico by Ignacio ZuloagaMotrico 97Street of an old Spanish city by Ignacio ZuloagaStreet of an old Spanish city 98Reclining Maja with Blue and Gold by Ignacio ZuloagaReclining Maja with Blue and Gold 99Woman with Fan by Ignacio ZuloagaWoman with Fan 100Castilian view by Ignacio ZuloagaCastilian view

Ignacio Zuloaga's paintings, period by period

What Ignacio Zuloaga painted most

The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.

Where you can see Ignacio Zuloaga's paintings

The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Ignacio Zuloaga Paintings from this list
Hispanic Society Museum - Library, New YorkHispanic Society Museum - Library New York 12 The Penitents, My Cousin Cándida, Self-Portrait
Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti, New YorkMetropolitanski muzej umetnosti New York 4 Julia Wainwright Robbins, Alva B. Gimbel, Mountains of Calatayud
National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos AiresNational Museum of Fine Arts Buenos Aires 4 The Witches of San Millán, Gitanilla, Return of the Harvest
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, MadridMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Madrid 3 Tipo de Segovia (Man from Segovia), Retrato de Madame Malinowska (La Rusa) (Portrait of Madame Malinowska [The Russian]), Don Placido Zuloaga in his studio
National Gallery of Art, WashingtonNational Gallery of Art Washington 2 Woman in Andalusian Dress, Sepulveda
Muzej fine arts, BostonMuzej fine arts Boston 2 My Uncle Daniel and his Family, Castilian Landscape
Ermitaž, Sankt PeterburgErmitaž Sankt Peterburg 3 Portrait of Ivan Shchukin (1869-1908)
Brooklyn Museum, BrooklynBrooklyn Museum Brooklyn 1 Anita Ramírez, in black

Decade by decade: the best-known Ignacio Zuloaga piece of each

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Ignacio Zuloaga: quick answers about the paintings

What is Ignacio Zuloaga's best-known painting?See the answer

Top of the list is Portrait of Maurice Barrès. Right behind it: Woman in Andalusian Dress (1911) and Anita Ramírez, in black (1915).

What are Ignacio Zuloaga's top 10 paintings?See the answer

Portrait of Maurice Barrès, Woman in Andalusian Dress, Anita Ramírez, in black, My cousin Candida, Alice Lolita Muth Maacha, Celestina, Julia Wainwright Robbins, Segoviano, My friends and Mrs. Philip M. Lydig (Rita H. de Alba de Acosta). You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.

How many works by Ignacio Zuloaga are in your catalogue?See the answer

We have 108 works by Ignacio Zuloaga in our catalogue, dated 1898 to 1931.

In which museums can you see Ignacio Zuloaga's famous works?See the answer

You'll find most of them in Hispanic Society Museum - Library (New York), Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti (New York) and National Museum of Fine Arts (Buenos Aires). The museum list above has the full breakdown.

When did Ignacio Zuloaga make the most famous pieces?See the answer

In 1920s, more than any other time: 11 of the 100 pieces on this page date from then, Julia Wainwright Robbins among them.

What are Ignacio Zuloaga's first and last famous pieces?See the answer

The earliest piece here is My Uncle and My Cousins (1898); the most recent is Carlos de Beistegui (Mexico, 1863 - Biarritz, 1953) (1931).

Which subjects did Ignacio Zuloaga paint most often?See the answer

Portraits (8), Portraiture (7) and Landscape (6), out of the 100 pieces on this page.

Which medium shows up most in Ignacio Zuloaga's paintings?See the answer

Oil On Canvas, used in 10 of the 100 pieces on this page.

What style or movement is Ignacio Zuloaga known for?See the answer

Spanish realism, as you can see in the pieces on this page.

Which famous Ignacio Zuloaga paintings are at the Hispanic Society Museum - Library?See the answer

You can see 10 of the pieces on this page at the Hispanic Society Museum - Library, New York, including The Penitents, My Cousin Cándida and Self-Portrait.

Where can I order a Ignacio Zuloaga reproduction?See the answer

Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.

Ignacio Zuloaga's story

Življenje in zgodnji začetki Ignacija Zuloage

Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabala, rojen v baskovski vasici Eibar leta 1870, je eden najpomembnejših španskih slikarjev prelomnega obdobja med 19. in 20. stoletjem. Njegova umetniška pot ni bila usojena, temveč se je razvila iz nepričakovanega navdiha, ki ga je doživel na potovanju v Rim s svojim očetom. Zuloaga je izhajal iz družine z globokimi rokodeljskimi koreninami – njegov ded je bil kraljevi oklepar, oče pa spretni damascer – sprva se je zdel usojen bolj konvencionalni poklicnosti. Vendar ga je privlačnost umetniškega izražanja premagala in se pri osmnajstih letih potopil v živahno postimpresionistično sceno Pariza. To obdobje ni bilo posnetek, temveč absorpcija; opazoval je inovacije umetnikov kot so Ramon Casas, Gauguin in Toulouse-Lautrec, a vztrajno ohranjal jasno osredotočenost na svojo špansko dediščino.

Iskanje identitete skozi umetniško raziskovanje

Čas v Montmartru je bil za Zuloago pomemben, saj ga je izpostavil novim idejam in tehnikam. Vendar pa ga je privlačnost domovine premagala. Po nekaj letih v tujini se je vrnil v Španijo, sprva se naselil v Sevilli, nato pa našel odmev v Segoviji. Ta selitev je pomenila prelomnico – zavestno sprejemanje nacionalne identitete, ki je postalo definicija njegovega dela. Namenoma je iskal navdih pri španskih mojstrih – predvsem Velázquezu in Murillu – posvojil njihove zemeljske barvne palete in žanrske teme, hkrati pa oblikoval ekspresiven slog, edinstven za njega. To je bilo namerno umetniško izkopavanje, odkrivanje duše Španije skozi barve in platno. Njegova zgodnja dela to iskanje pristnosti dokazujejo, odmikajoč se od pariških vplivov k jasno španski estetiki.

Tematika narodnosti in človeške izkušnje

Zuloagovo delo je globoko zasidrano v upodabljanju bistva Španije – ne romantične vizije, temveč iskrene, pogosto brezkompromisne predstavitve njenih ljudi in pokrajine. Obrnil je svoj pogled k bikom, plesalcem flamenka, vaščanskim palčkom, prosjakom in strogi lepoti španske podeželja. Njegove slike niso zgolj reprezentacije; so visceralne izkušnje, ki zajamejo duh naroda s surovo iskrenostjo. Značilni element njegovega sloga je prizanesena barvna paleta – rdečkaste, črne in sive tone prevladujejo, prekinjene z živahnimi bledi tradicionalnih oblačil ali verskih oblek. Ta namerna uporaba tona ustvarja občutek drame in intenzivnosti, ki gledalca potegne v emocionalno jedro vsake scene. Njegovi portreti so še posebej prepričljivi, razkrivajo ne le fizično podobnost, temveč tudi poglobjeno razumevanje človeške psihologije, pogosto izražajo melanholijo, introspekcijo ali tiho dostojanstvo. Poleg vsakdanjega življenja svojih subjektov je Zuloaga raziskoval teme pokore in verskega žara, predvsem v delih kot sta “Cristo de la Sangre” (Kristus iz krvi) in upodobitvah bičev – odsevi globoko ukoreninjene katoliške tradicije Španije.

Priznanje in trajna zapuščina

Zuloagov talent ni ostal neopazen. Njegovo delo je bilo razstavljeno na mednarodni ravni, pridobil priznanje na prestižnih prizoriščih kot so Pariški salon, Benetka Biennale (kjer je bil sprejet leta 1901 in 1903) in Barcelona International Exposition. Pridobil je kritično pohvalo pomembnih osebnosti, kot je Miguel de Unamuno, ki je hvalil njegovo iskreno upodabljanje verskih in tragičnih vidikov Španije. Pokroviteljstvo je igralo ključno vlogo v njegovi karieri, Alice Warder Garrett pa je postala pomembna podpornica; njena podpora je na koncu vodila v ustanovitev Evergreen Museum & Library v Baltimoreju, ki hrani izjemno zbirko njegovih del. Zapuščina Ignacia Zuloage leži v njegovi sposobnosti ujame bistvo španskega življenja z neomajno realističnostjo in globoko čustveno globino. Njegova umetnost ponuja dragoceno okno v kulturno, družbeno in versko pokrajino Španije v obdobju pomembnih sprememb. Ostaja eden najpomembnejših španskih realistov svoje generacije, katerega sugestivne upodobitve nacionalne identitete in človeške izkušnje še danes močno odmevajo pri občinstvu.

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