Lidia Ortiz Maqueda Collection

Auction: Thursday, 30 May, 4 p.m.

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The catalogue composed of 91 lots, features important photographers who visited or worked in Spain in the 19th century such as Alphonse De Launay, Pierre Emile Joseph Pecarrere, Francisco de Leygonier y Haubert, Paul Marès, Louis de Clercq, Auguste de Belvedere, Charles Clifford, José Martínez Sánchez, J. Laurent, Charles Mauzaisse, Alphonse Guiard, José Rodrigo, Louis Léon Masson, Edgar Haincque de Saint-Senoch, James Hollingworth Mann, Lévi, Casiano Alguacil, Beauchy, Antoni Esplugas y Puig.

Lidia Ortiz's interest in historical images led her to start a collection of 19th-century photography at a time when it was still in the process of being categorized. These circumstances allowed her access to images that generally speaking did not interest collectors of the time. Her interest in contemporary art and the history of photography enabled her to seek out and collect images that went beyond well-known names and those already in collections. Advised by expert Christophe Goeury, Lidia began to take an interest in lesser-known or undervalued photographers who produced high-quality work.