Plaza Toros Monumental Barcelona poster

Plaza Toros Monumental Barcelona poster Poster: Plaza Toros Monumental Barcelona Spanish Bullfighting poster On this listing we offer a superb reproduction of a Plaza Toros Monumental Barcelona Spanish Bullfighting poster. The poster was created by the Spanish painter Carlos Ruano Llopis and concentrates on the fashion and festive style celebrations of the Corrida de Toros. The artwork was produced to promote the ‘Primera Corrida de Toros de la Temporada’ or First bullfight of the season’ in 1935. The bullfighting event was held at the famous Plaza Toros Monumental in Barcelona on 10 March 1935. The poster was originally printed by the renowned Ortega Lithographic printers based in Valencia. Ortega were responsible for thousands of Spanish sports, travel and advertising posters. Despite a steady decline in the sport itself, there has been an upsurge in the interest original Spanish Bull-fighting posters and bull fighting paintings. It’s no surprise to find that many Spanish bullfighting posters have now become rare, sought-after collectors items that can command large sums of money when originals appear at auction sites around the world. The style of the Toros poster hasn’t changed for years. They are usually feature highly detailed, bright, colourful and artistic original paintings. Not only do they often feature incredible stylised scenes of matadors, bulls and bullfighting, the posters often contain a great amount of detailed information. Therefore, the posters often depict some truly stunning examples of hand drawn lettering and calligraphy. What does the Plaza Toros Monumental Barcelona poster say? The Spanish poster reads: Primera Corrida de Toros de la Temporada First Bullfight of the Season Empresa Pedro Balaña Pedro Balana Company Funcion num 1 Function No 1 El Domingo 10 de Marzo de 1935 a las cuatro de la tarde, si el tiempo no lo impida y con permiso de la Autoridad. On Sunday March 10, 1935 at four in the afternoon, if the weather does not prevent it and with the permission of the Authority. Grandioso Acontecimiento Taurino Great Bullfighting Event Reaparicion del valliente de toros Valencia II Reappearance of the brave bullfighter Valencia II Se picaran, banderillearán y seran muertos a estoque They will sting, they will be barbed sticks and they will be killed with a sword Seis bravos toros de la muy acreditada ganaderia de D. Atanasio Fernandez de Campocerrado (Salamanca) con divisa verde y encanada, por los famosas matadores: Victoriano Roger Valencia II, Marcial Lalanda y Manuel Mejias Bienvenida. Six brave bulls from the highly accredited ranch of D. Atanasio Fernandez of Campocerrado (Salamanca) with green and chained emblem, by the famous matadors: Victoriano Roger Valencia II, Marcial Lalanda y Manuel Mejias Bienvenida Entrada General 3 Ptas Entry 3 pesetas Toda localidad tendra el diez por ciento de Arbitrio Municipal Every locality will have ten percent of Municipal Excise Why is the Plaza de Toros important? The Plaza de Toros Monumental de Barcelona is a bullring in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Often known simply as La Monumental, Barcelona’s famous Bullring was built featuring an exotic neo-Mudéjar and Byzantine façade, and embellished with Iberian blue-and-white tiles. The bullring was the largest in Barcelona. The arena could seat 20,000, plus another 5,000 standing. Due to public pressure the Parliament of Catalonia passed a law banning bullfighting events on 28 July 2010 that came into force in 2012. The last Catalonian bullfight was held there in 201. The historic venue has been repurposed as both a museum to Spanish bullfighting and as a popular concert venue. The bullfighting ban was overturned in 2016. However, no further bullfights had taken place as of July 2020. Victoriano Roger Valenci II Victoriano Roger Serrano , better known as “Valencia II”, was a famous Spanish bullfighter. He was born in Madrid on 18 December 1898 and began his bullfighting career  in the Madrid , where he was a monosabio for eight years before taking up bullfighting. Valencia II’s first bullfight took place at Vista Alegre with with Francisco Torres and Juan Luis de la Rosa in 1916. Between 1919 and 1921, Valencia II became very popular with the Madrid public.His performances were highly admired for his speedwells and half-speedwell and for his efficiency on the muleta. He was very skilled with the sword and his thrusts were precise. He often receiving standing ovations from the public. The matador went on to maintain a very successful bullfighting career. In 1929 his career suffered a setback following some serious injuries. In that year, he performed in Spain and Mexico 40 times . However, over the next couple of years Valancia II fell out of favour, was no longer in demand and retired in 1931. This Plaza de Toros Monumental de Barcelona poster advertises Victoriano Roger Valenci II’s in his first fight following his return from retirement. Marcial Lalanda The Plaza Toros Monumental Barcelona poster lists Marcial Lalanda as a second matador on the day’s events. Marcial Lalanda del Pino was born in Rivas-Vaciamadrid in Spain on 20 September 1903. He he started bullfighting at a very young age and made his first public performance at the Alameda de la Sagra in 1914 at the age of 11. According to Wikipedia, Lalanda is considered one of the main figures of what bullfighting history has called the Silver Age of bullfighting and one of the greatest matadors of his time. He could face any bull and dominate it. In his book ‘In the Death of the Afternoon’ writer  Ernest Hemingway describes Marcial Lalanda as a “complete and scientific matador” and “the best there is in Spain”.         Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as a fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints. The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £15.