Porfirio Salinas (Texas, 1910-1973), bullfighting scene with bull tossing matador in midair, oil on canvas, signed lower left, subject believed to be Manolete (Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez, 1917-1947), a renowned matador whom Salinas painted on several occasions

sight: 18 x 14 in., frame: 24.5 x 20.5 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Salinas in San Antonio in the late 1950s; thence passed by family inheritance to a home in Fort Worth, Texas

Porfirio Salinas is celebrated for his magnificent landscape paintings of Central Texas, painting in the late American Impressionist style, with a strong sense of composition. He studied with the director of the San Antonio Art School, Jose Arpa, and Robert Wood. Salinas was one of the first Mexican-American artists to have his work widely recognized, and avidly collected by prominent figures such as President Lyndon B. Johnson. To this day, he is one of the most sought-after and collected Texas artists.