Portrait of Ignacio Zuloaga

Your Guide to the 100 Most Famous Ignacio Zuloaga Paintings

Updated Ekim 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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Julia Wainwright Robbins (1923) by Ignacio Zuloaga

Julia Wainwright Robbins

1923 · Oil On Canvas · Metropolitan Sanat Müzesi, 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 · Hermitaj Müzesi 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 Sanat Müzesi 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 · Museum of 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 Müzesi 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 · Metropolitan Sanat Müzesi 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 PicardoCádiz Müzesi 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 · Museum of 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 · Real San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts 87Mountains of Calatayud (1921) by Ignacio ZuloagaMountains of Calatayud1921 · Metropolitan Sanat Müzesi 88Victims of the Fiesta (1923) by Ignacio ZuloagaVictims of the Fiesta1923 · Metropolitan Sanat Müzesi 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
Metropolitan Sanat Müzesi, New YorkMetropolitan Sanat Müzesi 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
Museum of Fine Arts, BostonMuseum of Fine Arts Boston 2 My Uncle Daniel and his Family, Castilian Landscape
Hermitaj Müzesi, Saint PetersburgHermitaj Müzesi Saint Petersburg 3 Portrait of Ivan Shchukin (1869-1908)
Brooklyn Müzesi, BrooklynBrooklyn Müzesi Brooklyn 1 Anita Ramírez, in black

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

Works per decade

Pick a decade to see its standout piece.

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), Metropolitan Sanat Müzesi (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

İspanyol Gerçekçiliğinin Etkileyici Yüzü: Ignacio Zuloaga

Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabala, 1870 yılında İspanya’nın Bask bölgesindeki Eibar kasabasında doğmuş ve 20. yüzyılın başlarında İspanyol resim sanatına damgasını vurmuş önemli bir figürdür. Sanat yolculuğu, babasıyla Roma'ya yaptığı bir seyahat sırasında beklenmedik bir kıvılcımla başlamıştır. Ailesi köklü bir zanaatkarlık geçmişine sahip – dedesi kraliyet zırhçısı, babası ise yetenekli bir demirciydi – Zuloaga başlangıçta daha geleneksel bir yola yönelmiş görünüyordu. Ancak sanatsal ifadenin cazibesi karşı konulmaz olmuş ve onu 18 yaşında Paris'in canlı post-empresyonist sahnesine sürüklemiştir. Bu dönem, taklit etmekten ziyade özümsemeyle karakterize edilmiştir; Ramon Casas, Gauguin ve Toulouse-Lautrec gibi sanatçıların yeniliklerini gözlemlemiş ancak İspanyol mirasına sıkıca bağlı kalmıştır.

Sanatsal Kimliğin İnşası

Zuloaga'nın Montmartre'daki yılları biçimlendirici olmuş, onu yeni fikir ve tekniklerle tanıştırmıştır. Ancak vatan özlemi daha güçlü kanıtlanmıştır. Birkaç yıl yurt dışında geçirdikten sonra İspanya’ya dönmüş, başlangıçta Sevilla’ya yerleşmiş ancak sonunda Segovia’da rezonansa ulaşmıştır. Bu taşınma bir dönüm noktası olmuş, sanatının tanımlayıcı özelliği haline gelecek olan ulusal kimliğinin bilinçli bir şekilde benimsenmesini işaret etmiştir. Velázquez ve Murillo gibi İspanyol ustalarından kasıtlı olarak ilham almış, onların dünyevi renk paletlerini ve tür temalarını benimserken aynı zamanda kendine özgü ifade tarzını da korumuştur. Bu, İspanya’nın ruhunu resim ve tuval aracılığıyla ortaya çıkarmaya yönelik bilinçli bir sanatsal kazı eylemiydi. Erken dönem eserleri, Paris etkilerinden uzaklaşarak belirgin bir şekilde İspanyol estetiğine yönelme çabasını göstermektedir.

Ulusal Kimlik ve İnsan Deneyiminin Temaları

Zuloaga’nın işi derinden İspanya'yı tasvir etmeye kök salmıştır – romantikleştirilmiş bir vizyon değil, halkının ve manzaralarının dürüst, çoğu zaman da acımasız bir betimlemesi. Gözlerini boğacılara, flamenko dansçılarına, köy cücelerine, dilencilere ve İspanyol kırsalının çarpıcı güzelliğine çevirmiştir. Resimleri sadece temsiller değil; her sahnenin duygusal özüne çeken ham bir dürüstlükle bir ulusun ruhunu yakalayan yoğun deneyimlerdir. Tarzının ayırt edici bir özelliği, tonların susturulmuş paletidir – kahverengiler, siyahlar ve gri tonları baskın olup geleneksel kıyafetlerde veya dini giysilerde canlı renk sıçramalarıyla kesilmiştir. Bu kasıtlı ton kullanımı drama ve yoğunluk hissi yaratır, izleyiciyi her sahnenin duygusal çekirdeğine çeker. Portreleri özellikle etkileyicidir, sadece fiziksel benzerliği değil, aynı zamanda genellikle melankoli, iç gözlem veya sessiz bir onurluluğu yansıtan insan psikolojisine dair derin bir anlayışı da ortaya koyar. Konularının günlük yaşamlarının ötesinde Zuloaga, “Cristo de la Sangre” (Kanlı İsa) ve flagellant tasvirleri gibi eserlerde İspanya’nın derinden kökleşmiş Katolik geleneklerinin yansımaları olan kefaret ve dini coşku temalarını da keşfetmiştir.

Tanınma ve Kalıcı Miras

Zuloaga'nın yeteneği göz ardı edilmemiştir. Eserleri uluslararası alanda sergilenmiş, Paris Salonu, Venedik Bienali (1901 ve 1903’te kabul edildi) ve Barselona Uluslararası Sergisi gibi prestijli mekanlarda beğeni toplamıştır. Miguel de Unamuno gibi önde gelen figürlerden eleştirel beğeni kazanmıştır; Unamuno, İspanya'nın dini ve trajik yönlerinin dürüst bir şekilde tasvir edilmesini övmüştür. Patronluk kariyerinde önemli bir rol oynamıştır, Alice Warder Garrett önemli bir destekçi olmuş; desteği sonunda Baltimore’daki Evergreen Müzesi & Kütüphanesi’nin kurulmasına yol açmış ve eserlerinin olağanüstü bir koleksiyonuna ev sahipliği yapmıştır. Ignacio Zuloaga'nın mirası, İspanyol yaşamının özünü tavizsiz gerçekçilikle ve derin duygusal yoğunlukla yakalama yeteneğinde yatmaktadır. Sanatı, önemli bir değişim döneminde İspanya’nın kültürel, sosyal ve dini manzarasını anlamak için paha biçilmez bir pencere sunmaktadır. Neslinin en önemli İspanyol gerçekçi ressamlarından biri olarak kalmaya devam ediyor ve ulusal kimliğin ve insan deneyiminin etkileyici tasvirleri bugün de izleyicilerle güçlü bir şekilde yankılanıyor.

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