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Isabel BaquedanoUntitled abstract pop art oil paintingc.1980
c.1980
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About the Item
Title: Untitled
Artist: Isabel Baquedano (1929–2018)
Medium: Oil on canvas mounted on board
Dimensions: 44.9 x 44.9 in (114 x 114 cm)
Estimated date: 1970s–1980s
Signature: Not visible on front; name inscribed on the back
Condition: Excellent
Description and Critical Assessment
This large-format abstract work by Isabel Baquedano, executed in oil on canvas mounted on board, reflects a period of profound formal refinement in her career. The earthy palette — dominated by soft browns and deep greens — enhances the symbolic weight of the simplified, totemic shapes that suggest human figures suspended in silence and introspection. Space and stillness are not just compositional tools here — they are the very subject.
Baquedano’s visual language in this piece is reminiscent of Paul Klee’s poetic abstraction, Mark Rothko’s spiritual color fields, and Ellsworth Kelly’s minimalist purity. However, it is imbued with a distinctly Spanish and feminine sensibility rooted in mysticism, memory, and the sacred.
Figures are stripped to their essence — curved silhouettes, geometric suggestions — caught between presence and absence. There’s a subtle tension between the recognizable and the symbolic, much like Giacometti’s slender figures or De Chirico’s metaphysical spaces, but here reduced to an almost liturgical silence.
Artist Biography: Isabel Baquedano
Isabel Baquedano Elvira (Mendavia, Navarre, 1929 – Madrid, 2018) was a pivotal Spanish painter of the 20th century. Trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, she became a leading figure of the Pamplona School and a long-time drawing professor. Her work evolved from social realism to spiritual abstraction, characterized by restraint, mystery, and a poetic minimalism.
She participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, and her works are housed in prestigious institutions such as the Museo Reina Sofía, the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, and the Museum of Navarre. In 2019, a major retrospective titled “Of Beauty and the Sacred” cemented her legacy in Spanish contemporary art.
International Parallels
This painting aligns closely with the aesthetics of major international figures such as:
Paul Klee – for his poetic simplification and intuitive symbolism
Mark Rothko – for using color fields to express emotional and spiritual states
Ellsworth Kelly – for minimalism and shape as content
Eduardo Chillida – for his engagement with space, form, and silence
Why It’s a Bargain — and an Excellent Investment
A work of this scale, visual strength, and historical importance by Isabel Baquedano is exceedingly rare in the market. Since her passing in 2018, critical and institutional interest in her work has surged. The 2019 retrospective was a turning point, and collectors have begun to take notice. Smaller works have already reached €7,000–12,000 in auction settings, and prices are expected to rise significantly as her recognition spreads internationally.
This particular piece is not just a visually stunning acquisition — it is an undervalued asset with high growth potential. Compared to similar abstract and symbolic works by international artists whose paintings sell for $50,000–100,000 or more, this is a true sleeper in the market. It’s a museum-quality piece at a collector’s price.
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