Spanish Dancer

F. Luis Mora (Uruguayan-born, American, 1874-1940) - Spanish Dancer, c.1900 (Oil on canvas) - In 1896, Mora traveled to Europe with his mother. The two visited Barcelona and then headed to Madrid, where Mora coincidentally saw William Merritt Chase in the Museo del Prado. It was there, alongside Chase, that Mora became inspired by the art of Diego Velázquez and other Spanish Old Masters. Mora practiced and refined his technique by painting copies of Velasquez’s works…