Romà Ribera

He studied at the Escola de la Llotja and at the private school operated by Pere Borrell del Caso.^[1] In 1873, he went to Rome to complete his studies. While there, he met Marià Fortuny, who works would influence his style.^[2] After leaving Italy, he visited London to exhibit.

Once he had established himself, he settled in Paris. At a time when most artists were attracted to impressionism, he found inspiration in the works of James Tissot and Alfred Stevens. In 1878, he enjoyed great success at the Exposition Universelle.^[2] This enabled him to retain Adolphe Goupil as his agent.^[1] To maximize his income, he chose to solicit clients from the upper classes, portraying their activities and possessions.

He had a major showing at the exhibition at the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition, where he presented a series of watercolors. He returned to Barcelona in 1889, exhibiting at the Sala Parés.^[2] He pursued the same upper class client strategy there that he had in Paris. Occasionally, he travelled to exhibit in Madrid.

In 1902, he became a member of the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi and was chosen to sit on the "Catalan Museum Board [ca]".^[1]