Armando Montaner Valdueza (Spanish, 1871 - 1960) studied in the city of Valencia, at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos. He was a disciple of Francisco Domingo Marqués, Gonzalo Salvá and José Vilar Torres. During his stay in Madrid he attended Joaquín Sorolla's workshop. He specialized in portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. His portraits are characterized by a conventional realism from which he would later move away in favor of a more personal painting.
His training followed the Luminist tradition of Spanish plastic at the time. At the same time, his facet as a portraitist introduced him to worldly and elegant environments that allowed him to travel through Europe and, later, through Latin America. He promoted Spanish painting in Buenos Aires, where he received commissions for official portraits and painted various works that earned him different national and international awards. His exhibitions garnered recognition from critics and the public.
