Joseph Meneses Tapias

Plainpalais Market by Joseph Meneses - Oil on canvas 60x80 cm

1959

Work on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 59x74 cm Georges RIOM is a French artist born in 1877 and died in 1969. The net lists 7 works by the artist presented for sale ...

Work on canvas sold without frame Louis François CABANES is an artist born in France in 1867 and died in 1947. His works have been sold at public auction 62 times, mainly in the Pai...

Title: French Oil painting of a Outdoor Market Scene in Impressionist Style By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 6.5 x 8 inches (height x width) Signed: Bottom left Oil painting on bo...

Title: Ibiza Market Artist: Ignacio Gil Sala (Barcelona, 1913 – 2003) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 x 73 cm (23.6 x 28.7 in) Support: Unframed canvas Signature: Signed in the lower left corner Period: Mid-20th century Condition: Very good. Original stretcher, canvas not relined. Inscriptions and stamp on the reverse. Provenance: Private collection DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK In Ibiza Market, Ignacio Gil Sala transports us to a traditional Mediterranean island scene, likely set in the 1950s or 60s. Women with brightly colored scarves, children, fruit, and woven baskets fill a lively open space under improvised awnings, where sunlight filters through with vibrant intensity. The artist skillfully and emotively captures the bustle of market day, using a rich palette of earth tones, blues, and yellows applied with loose, impasto brushstrokes that convey both motion and warmth. His focus on the human and the everyday reveals Gil Sala’s poetic interest in documenting the essence of popular life. ARTIST BIOGRAPHY Ignacio Gil Sala (Barcelona, 1913 – 2003) was a prominent Spanish Post-Impressionist painter, celebrated for his treatment of Mediterranean light and his sensitivity in portraying genre scenes. Trained at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, he was awarded the Silver Medal in 1930 and received a grant in 1936 to travel throughout Spain, supported by the sculptor Mariano Benlliure. His work includes landscapes, seascapes, portraits, and urban scenes, all depicted with a lively, honest, and direct gaze. His compositions exhibit strong draftsmanship and a free brushstroke, echoing the legacy of the Valencian luminist school. Ibiza was one of his recurring sources of inspiration, as this painting attests. He received numerous awards, including: Silver Medal from the School of Fine Arts (1930) First Medal at the International Exhibition of Palma de Mallorca (1941) Prizes at the African Painters...