Manuel García y Rodríguez

Manuel García y Rodríguez (Seville, 1863 - Seville, 1925) was a Spanish painter of costumbrista scenes and landscapes, who also made some Orientalist works. His paintings focus mainly on Seville, the Guadalquivir and its surroundings, and his works are held in museums such as the Carmen Thyssen Museum and in private collections.

He first studied music but ultimately turned to painting. His earliest instruction came from José de la Vega Marrugal in Seville. He later trained at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de Sevilla under Eduardo Cano and Manuel Ussel de Guimbarda, and became close to Emilio Sánchez Perrier, with whom he shared trips to paint outdoors in Alcalá de Guadaíra.

He exhibited repeatedly at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, winning medals in 1887, 1890 and 1895, and took part in the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889. In 1899 he was named a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. In 1904 he visited Tangier and produced some paintings in an Orientalist style. He was also a regular illustrator for the magazine Blanco y Negro.

In his final years he concentrated on the gardens, patios and parks of Seville, developing a more modernist and Impressionist approach. His legacy rests mainly on his landscapes and city scenes, which circulated as black and white illustrations, postcards and posters.