Emilio Ocón y Rivas was a 19th century Spanish artist specializing marine subjects, perhaps unsurprisingly as he lived in Malaga, the bustling port city on Spain’s Medterranean coast. He is considered responsible for founding the School of Marine Artists there.
He had a particular touch for atmosphere and his paintings show the moods of the sea, sunny and tranquil, stormy and dark.
Cautionary note to contemporary painters: Ocón died of lever disease brought on by the ingestion of paint – due to his habit of bringing his brushes to a point in his mouth.
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