Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Quintana Olleras

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was nomination withdrawn following improvements to the article. BD2412 T 04:21, 26 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Quintana Olleras[edit]

[Hide this box] New to Articles for deletion (AfD)? Read these primers!

(Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL)

~~He doesn't meet WP:NOTABILITY criteria. Boleyn (talk) 20:12, 18 January 2020 (UTC)~~[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Artists-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 20:18, 18 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Spain-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 20:18, 18 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I found nothing in a search for RS.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 00:24, 19 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 13:18, 19 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep It would be a major mistake to delete this article. The artist is well-known in both Spain and Italy, and while he is perhaps less well-known in English speaking countries, his works are regularly offered for sale at high profile auction houses including Sotheby’s, Bonham’s and Christies, fetching prices of up to US$25,000. His most well-known works, In a Persian Bath and A Harem Scene, are widely reproduced in art books- particularly reference works concerned with Orientalist artists or Orientalist subject matter. The artist is sufficiently notable to warrant an article on the Spanish Wikipedia. See: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blas_Olleros_y_Quintana

I have expanded the article and added reliable references. A small selection of major works has been added in the form of a gallery. These changes should be more than enough to establish notability beyond any doubt.

Incidentally, a major issue which has almost certainly been an impediment to any expansion of this article is that the painter’s name in the article title is misspelt. The ONLY sources using this idiosyncratic spelling are Wikipedia mirror sites, popular art sites that have copied Wikipedia’s content or social media such as Pinterest which appear to have taken their lead from Wikipedia. Any prospective editor searching under the name “OLLERAS” will NOT locate any new content. However, anyone searching for the correct name “OLLEROS” will find plenty of material in Italian and Spanish art references.

I wish that editors, who in their haste to rack up long lists of new article credits, would take a bit of care with spelling of names, write a little more than 1-2 sentences and make an effort to establish notability from the first draft. I also wish that new page reviewers took a bit more time and attention evaluating the merit of new articles, rather than just looking at the quantity/ reliability of references. And, finally I wish that the deletion brigade would carry out a few basic background checks before recommending articles for deletion. 49.176.224.116 (talk) 00:27, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@49.176.224.116:, I removed the list of paintings and the eleven auction sites that you added to support the list. I left a note on your talk page about what is acceptable as a source. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 01:37, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep now well sourced and new material added. The mention above about this being an incorrect spelling of the name, if accurate, should be rectified with an uncontroversial page move. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:29, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Withdraw nomination based on the excellent work above - will look at changing title. Boleyn (talk) 14:17, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.