Garden scene with a Spanish beauty was executed by good listed Spanish-born French painter of genre scenes Luis Jimenez Y Aranda (1845 Sevilla - 1928 Pontoise, France), many in costumbrista style. His brothers, José and Manuel (born 1849) also became painters. His first art lessons came from his older brother, José, followed by classes at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes in Santa Isabel de Hungría under the direction of Eduardo Cano [es] and Antonio Cabral Bejarano. In 1868, thanks to a four-year scholarship from a wealthy patron, he went to Rome to see the old masters and finish his studies with Marià Fortuny. In return, he had to return a painting each year. He remained there after the expiration of his allowance, until 1874, sharing a house with his friends, José Villegas Cordero and Francisco Peralta del Campo. They also took lessons together with Eduardo Rosales. At that time, he and his Italian wife Lucia moved to Paris and made the acquaintance of the art dealer, Adolphe Goupil. Two years later, he moved to Pontoise, possibly after going there to meet Camille Pissarro. He would stay there the rest of his life, becoming a naturalized citizen of France in 1877. In the 1880s, he began painting en plein aire in the surrounding countryside.He participated in exhibits at the Salon and received recognition at the Exposition Universelle (1889). He also had a major showing at the World´s Columbian Exposition (1893) in Chicago.He was a regular participant in the Spanish National Exhibition of Fine Arts, even after settling in France. In 1864, he was given honorable mention there for a depiction of Christopher Columbus presenting his case to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, and first prize in 1892 for The Doctor´s Visit. He also acted as a sort of correspondent for the Spanish magazine La Ilustración Española y Americana, providing images and commentary on life in France. When the Spanish landscape painter Emilio Sánchez Perrier came to France to study the Barbizon School, Jiménez shared studio and exhibit space with him. Jiménez himself was influenced by the Barbizon style and would come to favor it in his later years.Literature: art lexicons by Benezit, Thieme-Becker and others; Karin Sagner-Dûchting, "La Pintura en España en la época del Impresionismo", in: El impresionismo, Ed. Ingo F. Walter, Océano, 2003; on-line Wikipedia.Inscription: signed and titled Paris, lower right.Technique: oil on wood panel. Luxuriousy original period gold-plated frame. Measurements: unframed w 12" x h 17 3/4" (30,5 x 45 cm), framed w 23 2/3" x h 29 1/3" (60 x 74,5 cm). Condition: in very good condition.