Armando
Montaner

Armando Montaner Valdueza studied in the city of Valencia, at the San Carlos Royal Academy of Fine Arts. 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 that he would later turn away from in favor of more personal painting.

His training followed the luministic tradition of Spanish art at the time. At the 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 various national and international awards. His exhibitions garnered critical and public acclaim.