Self-portrait

Backlit self-portrait Thought-provoking backlit self-portrait, which reveals a curious Nogué, attracted by the different pictorial forms of his age and by the study of light from different sources. The impressionist study of light derived from Sorolla-influenced luminism, widely accepted during the period, and the calmness of objects bathed in a softened light which brings tranquillity to their interiors, resolutely enlivened by very precise and thought-provoking instances of light, are reflected in this backlit self-portrait of José Nogué. José Nogué Massó (1880-1973) He was trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, completed his studies at the Spanish School of Rome and lived in Italy until 1923, when he moved to Jaen as a professor of drawing; he was also a teacher in Madrid and at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona. His work, framed within realist lines, is notable for great technical skill and special attention to the effects of light