BULLFIGHT at PLAZA DE TOROS DE SEVILLE ON SILK Framed Start Price USD 245.00 Current Price USD 245.00 Time Left 6 days 12 hours 34 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 16, 2008 End Time Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Location Fine Art Galleria See more about 'BULLFIGHT at PLAZA DE TOROS DE SEVILLE ON SILK Framed' Description view my other auctions below:   visit my entire auction showcase Click to EnlargeClick to Enlarge     Just one of inkFrog's Creations     » Description Plaza de Toros de Seville   El Cordobes, Paco Camino, Gregorio Sanchez   This exciting and bold image of a vintage bullfight poster is on silk and announces a major upcoming bullfight with three of the most famous bullfighters in history.   The image has been printed (painted?) on silk and then stretched on a board. The framing is custom dark carved wood with custom filet and appears vintage of the general era of the bullfight; the sixties or seventies.   It is very unusual and may be a unique as I cannot find anything similar other than its matching piece featuring Antonio Ordonez and El Cordobes (Manuel Benitez Perez). Due to their size, I decided to sell the pieces separately. The framing is vintage, (not perfect), and unique to the art.   The framed art is very heavy (boxed weight is approximately 12 lbs) and therefore the shipping may appear high. I am not adding any packaging or handling fees. I cannot combine shipments on this or the matching piece. Please email me at dheadley@fineartgalleria with any questions.   Due to the size and weight of the art, I am unable to ship outside the continental United States.   Size of image: 17 x 24 inches Size of framed art: 24 x 32 inches   Manuel Benítez Pérez, born 4th May 1936 (probable date) in Palma del Río near Córdoba is known as El Cordobés ("The Cordobese" - "The Cordovan"), the famous matador of the 1960s, who brought to the bullring an unorthodox acrobatic and theatrical style. Born into abject poverty in a village near Córdoba a construction-worker who dreamed of being a bullfighter at 23. One of the original and dangerous techniques which El Cordobes later frequently demonstrated was first shown to the world at Anjucar. In stark departure from formality he waved his Banderillero (Columpio) away, then broke his banderillas down to 'pencil length' and after standing with his back to the bull as it charged, moved his right leg out moments before the bull was upon him causing the bull to swerve allowing him a moment to slam in the bandrillas from just behind the left horn. This maneuver was subsequently repeated in bullfights across Spain sometimes with even more dangerous variations such as standing with his back to the barerra and driving in the banderillas after the horns passed either side of him. A significant career point was his first appearance at Las Ventas, the bullring of Madrid, on May 20, 1964. An event watched on television by almost every member of the Spanish populace ended tragically with the near-fatal goring of El Cordobes on the horns of the bull Impulsivo. Twenty-two days later, Cordobes fought again. By the time he retired in 1971, he had become the highest-paid matador in history. He returned to fighting bulls in 1979, after eight years of retirement. After an incident in 1983 an espontáneo was killed by a bull Cordobes was about to fight, he was much maligned by the press for allowing it to happen. He would continue to make occasional appearances as a matador until 2000, when he retired for good. He has also acted in several motion pictures. El Cordobés lives in seclusion near Córdoba. The story of El Cordobés is the basis for the musical Matador (1987) by Mike Leander and Eddie Seago. It is also the basis for "Cancion del Cordobes," a prose and poem work with emphasis on the matador's breakout performances in Mexico City in 1964, from When the Tiger Weeps, (2005), by Mike O'Connor. The biography was also the basis for the song "El Cordobes" performed by the Norwegian rap artist Diaz. From WikipediaSign up for The Fine Art Collectors News.Click here now! Dolly D. 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