1980s Paintings

Dalí Circle Surrealist Mineral Landscape, Spanish Catalan Oil Painting Artist: Antoni Pitxot Soler / Antoni Pichot Soler (Figueres, 1934 – 2015) Title: Surrealist Mineral Landscape ...

'Hidden Portraits XII', acrylic on board, by L. Piccini, of the Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an age...

This colourful contemporary abstract painting is by the highly collectable artist Milly Ristvedt. Milly Ristvedt is considered one of Canada's foremost abstract artists. Hailed as a...

Expressive European Female Portrait in Pink Dress, School of Paris Style Artist: Joan Palet Batiste Title: Seated Woman in Pink Dress Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 55 × 46 cm (2...

'Hidden Portraits XXI', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ...

6050 Italian white on white composition in a silver leaf frame

3772 Acrylic surreal figural painting on artist board by Brunelli

Large Museum Scale Surrealist Composition Dalí Circle Catalan Painting 1987 Artist: Antoni Pitxot Birth–death: Figueres, 1934–2015 Title: Battle of Constantine Series Date: 1987 Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in) Signature: Signed and dated “pitxot 87” lower right Condition: Excellent overall condition Frame: Unframed Provenance: Private collection, Barcelona DESCRIPTION Important large-scale surrealist oil painting executed in 1987 by Antoni Pitxot, one of the closest artistic collaborators of Salvador Dalí and a central figure within the visual universe of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres. This powerful 100 × 100 cm composition belongs to Pitxot’s Battle of Constantine series, one of the artist’s most ambitious narrative cycles. In this work, his unmistakable geological figuration becomes a theatrical surrealist battlefield, where mineral forms, latent human presences, fossil memory and Mediterranean landscape merge into a monumental symbolic construction. Pitxot’s mature paintings are instantly recognizable for their transformation of stones into anthropomorphic figures and metaphysical architectures. Rather than depicting a conventional landscape, the artist creates a stage of petrified forms, suspended between archaeology, sculpture, mythology and dream imagery. The work is especially strong for its museum-scale square format, its dramatic vertical construction and its direct connection with the Dalí circle. Large paintings by Pitxot with this level of compositional complexity are considerably less common than his smaller cabinet-format works and are particularly attractive for collectors of Spanish surrealism, Catalan modernism, European surrealism and artists connected to Salvador Dalí. A major statement piece with exceptional wall presence, ideal for an important private collection, curated interior or collector focused on late twentieth-century European surrealism. ARTIST BIO Antoni Pitxot (Figueres, 1934 – Cadaqués, 2015) was a Catalan painter and one of the most significant artists associated with Salvador Dalí’s late artistic environment. Born into the historic Pichot family, closely linked to the artistic life of Cadaqués, Pitxot studied drawing in San Sebastián under Juan Núñez, who had also been Dalí’s teacher. During the 1950s and early 1960s he exhibited in Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao and Lisbon before settling permanently in Cadaqués in 1966. From that moment, he developed his mature and highly distinctive pictorial language based on the rock formations of Cap de Creus. Pitxot collected stones from the coast, arranged them in his studio as sculptural constructions, and then transformed them into oil paintings populated by anthropomorphic mineral figures. His friendship and artistic collaboration with Salvador Dalí became central to his career. Dalí dedicated a permanent gallery to Pitxot’s work inside the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres. After Dalí’s death...

'Hidden Portraits XIII', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing...

Color Field in Red, White, and Black - Vintage Latin American School, Signed Bold abstract painting by Latin American California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20t...

'Hidden Portraits III', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ...

5-3735 French Mixed media abstract set in a wood frame

Step into a dreamlike pastoral paradise with this enchanting mid-century oil on canvas by French artist Denise Collet. Titled "Girls and Ponies," this wo...

Scenes of Las Ramblas in Barcelona remain among the most recognizable urban subjects in European painting and are highly sought after by collectors and interior designers worldwide. Artist Jordi Junyent Title Rambla de las Flores, Barcelona Date 1988 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 50 × 61 cm 19.7 × 24 in Signature Signed “Junyent” lower left and dated 1988. Frame Unframed Condition Very good condition. Canvas firm and well stretched. Stable paint layer with bright colors. No visible restorations. Atmospheric urban painting depicting Las Ramblas flower market in Barcelona, one of the most recognizable and vibrant locations in the city. The composition captures the scene after rainfall, with reflective pavement, flower stalls and strolling figures creating depth and movement. The wet street surface reflects light and silhouettes, enhancing the lively Mediterranean atmosphere. Executed with a confident and expressive brushstroke, the artist uses a palette dominated by cool greys, greens and blues contrasted with vivid reds from the flower displays. The simplified figures and loose handling of paint emphasize the mood of the place rather than strict detail, a characteristic approach of post-impressionist urban painting. Scenes of Barcelona’s Las Ramblas are particularly sought after in the international decorative art market due to their strong visual identity and association with one of Europe’s most iconic boulevards. An attractive and highly decorative cityscape, ideal for collectors of European urban painting or for interior design settings seeking a vibrant Mediterranean atmosphere. Jordi Junyent was a Spanish painter active in the late twentieth century whose work focused primarily on urban scenes and Mediterranean city views. His paintings often depict recognizable locations such as the streets of Barcelona, rendered with a loose brushstroke and an emphasis on atmosphere, light and color. Working within a post-impressionist tradition, Junyent developed compositions that balance figurative clarity with painterly spontaneity, making his works appealing within the European decorative art market. Barcelona Las Ramblas Barcelona street scene Flower market painting...

Artist: Ricardo Cejudo Nogales (Puertollano, 1952) Title: La Albufera de Valencia Year: 1986 Technique: Oil on canvas Canvas dimensions: 65 × 81 cm (25.6 × 31.9 in) Framed dimensions...

6165 Maine costal landscape Set in a brack frame with gold trime Image size 13.5x10.5" Signed on verso

Vintage Figurative Cat Oil Painting on stretched canvas by French artist Berthine Marceau, signed on the left and dated 1989. This gorgeous, unusual, charming and whimsical cat inte...

Pierre Coquet - Tin cans Reference number F455 Framed with a natural oak floated frame 35 x 40 cm frame included (30 x 35 cm without frame) This work is painted with oil on a paper t...

Trees & Fields in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Landscape Artist, James Wright Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ornate gold frame. Prove...

The Old French Town by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 84 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, ...

Title: Cadaqués Artist: Ramon Pichot Soler (1924–1996) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 54 x 65 cm (approx. 21.3 x 25.6 inches) Signature: Signed in the lower right corner Condit...

Artist: José Royo (b. 1941, Valencia, Spain) Title: Mother and Child in Flower Garden Date: 1985 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (canvas): 100 × 81 cm 39.37 × 31.89 in Signature: Signed lower right “Royo” Frame: Unframed Condition: Very good overall condition. The canvas is stable and well preserved. The paint surface shows original impasto and expressive brushwork consistent with the artist’s technique. Large Spanish Impressionist figurative oil painting depicting a mother and child seated within a lush flowering garden. Painted in 1985, this expressive composition combines vibrant floral color with dynamic brushwork characteristic of late 20th-century Mediterranean figurative painting. The scene unfolds within a dense garden of pink blossoms and rich greenery, creating a vibrant natural environment that surrounds the two central figures. The mother and child appear seated quietly within this floral setting, rendered with loose and expressive brushwork that gives the painting both movement and depth. The composition is built through energetic strokes and visible impasto, particularly in the flowers and vegetation, where layers of color create texture and visual rhythm. The garments of the figures are treated with softer transitions, balancing the dynamic surface with a sense of calm intimacy. The palette combines warm flesh tones with luminous pinks and greens, reflecting the Mediterranean light and painterly tradition associated with Spanish Impressionist figurative painting. With its substantial scale of 100 × 81 cm (39 × 32 inches), the work has a strong visual presence and functions beautifully as a large statement piece for collectors or interior designers seeking expressive European figurative art. The painting is signed by the artist. José Royo (Valencia, 1941) is a Spanish figurative painter known for his expressive brushwork and vibrant Mediterranean palette. His paintings often depict female figures and intimate scenes set within natural environments. Influenced by the Spanish Impressionist tradition and the Valencian school of painting, Royo developed a gestural style characterized by rich color, textured surfaces and dynamic compositions. His work has been exhibited internationally and is represented in numerous private collections. mother and child painting large oil painting figurative oil painting spanish impressionist painting...

'Hidden Portraits X', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of an ageing ar...

This contemporary colourful abstract painting was created by Milly Ristvedt. The ‘fugitive properties of colour’ as Milly Ristvedt likes to refer to them have provided her with life...

Cubist Composition by Jean Besnard (1922-2007) oil on board, unframed signed with initials, dated board: 27 x 26 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sou...

6126 Multi colored seregraph of the front porch on Vitorian home Number 59/200 signed by artist image size 12x19"

Frederic Cabanas (1954) - Pitussi - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 92x65 cm. Without frame. ​ Frederic Cabanas Multifaceted artist, painter, sculptor, musician, photographer, wr...

Keith Haring. 1958-1990. The iconography of his drawings includes dancing animals and figures, dogs, crawling babies, pyramids, televisions, telephones, and flying saucers. The idea ...

'Portrait of a Young Man', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). Big, bold with brash brush strokes painted in exuberant colours is the tr...

Vintage Post Impressionist framed oil painting on stretched canvas, signed in the bottom right by French artist, Androbert. A charming treasure, this painting captures the dark grey...

Artist: Dale Chihuly (1941) Title: Composition, Basket Series Year: 1985 Medium: Acrylic on Arches Aquarelle paper Size: 42 x 30 inches Inscription: Signed and dated by the artist No...

Frame size 70x59 cm. Caroline Burnett, born in 1940, was a painter known for capturing the charm of urban scenes and landscapes with a vibrant and colorful style. Although little is...

Technical sheet - Artist: Joan Carles Roca Sans (b. 1946) - Title: *Landscape of the Ampurdán* - Technique: Oil on canvas - Dimensions: 23.6 x 28.7 ...

JOSEP MARIA RIERA I ARAGÓ (Barcelona, 1954) Untitled. 1989. Mixed media and collage. Hand signed and dated by the artist. 1989. Measurements: 31 x 43.5 cm; 50.5 x 62.3 cm (frame). I...

10 X 17 without frame. Seymour Boardman (1921–2005) was a New York abstract expressionist. Since his first solo exhibition in Paris in 1951, Boardman developed a personal vision and...

This framed 20" x 24" oil on canvas painting by London-based artist David Crown was created in June of 1985. Three animal figures in the foreground are ren...

Edward Ben Avram Hand signed lower right Jerusalem Israeli Old City walls landscape cityscape. Home of the Har Habayit, The Western Wall, Temple mount. Size includes frame 23 X 28, paper is 14 X 20 inches Edward Ben Avram (born 1941) is an Indian - Israeli artist who was born in Bombay, India and immigrated to Israel as a teenager. He graduated from the Bezalel School of Art and Design in 1965 and continues to call Jerusalem his home. Most of Ben Avraham oil painting and watercolors portrays Israeli cities, particularly the old city of Jerusalem with its architecture and orientalist domes and arches, religious festivals, and Bible stories. He paints in creamy sensual tones incorporating symbols such as doves, a menorah, and Shabbat candles. With his penchant for filigreed designs and bright colors, Edouard Ben Avram betrays some influences of his Indian boyhood. But the subjects that he paints so gracefully with a touch of Oriental lyricism are scenes of Jerusalem, his home for over 20 years. Exhibitions 1964 Group exhibitions in the United States and Canada 1977 Safrai Gallery, Jerusalem (a prestigious gallery that shows Abel Pann, Mordecai Ardon, Samuel Bak, Abraham Binder...

6155 French women at lunch "Madamoiselle de St Tropez" Rapped canvas no frame required

Spanish Mountain Landscape Oil Painting, Post-Impressionist Mediterranean View Artist: Josep Roca Sastre (1928–1997) Title: Spanish Landscape Year: 1981 M...

Beautiful cubist portrait of a woman by unknown Russian artist. Oil on canvas measures 17 x 25 inches. Signed and dated lower right. Label fragments affixed on verso.

Cottage in a Lush Garden with Hens in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Terry Heath (1943-2011) Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 26 x 22 inches S...

'Hidden Portraits XV', acrylic on canvas mounted on board, unsigned, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an intermediary of a...

Frameless. Josep Marfa Guarro (1928-2014) Josep Marfa Guarro was a Catalan painter specialized in landscape painting. Among Josep Marfa Guarro's work are numerous watercolors and ...

Paris by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 88 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, France Conditi...

'Port of Saint-Malo', oil on canvas affixed to board, French Modern School (1984). Although the artist dated this painting '84, it depicts a nostalgic view of the port of Saint-Malo in Western France's, Brittany in 1884 judging by the clothing worn by the characters depicted. The crowd on the shoreline is watching a sailboat regatta starting just inside the port's breakwater. A rather rare sunny day in Brittany brought out the parasols of the sitting ladies on the edge of the old ramparts. The walled city...

Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 33x41 cm. Frame size 43x51 cm.. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Ca...

Carmel Valley Cabin, Original California Landscape in Oil Vibrant, colorful painting of a cabin in Carmel Valley, California by Monterey artist Ray Barton (American, 1918-1988). Thi...

Mystery Artist Tennessee, 9/12/86 Oil on canvas 34 x 43 3/4 x 1 in. Titled and inscribed upper left

Original acrylic on canvas painting by the well known Saint Tropez artist, Michel Guy Nochet. Signed lower right, “Guy Nochet. Dated in pencil on f...

Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 46x55 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan paint...

Vintage American school modernist interior dance party painting. Watercolor and on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring 12" x 21" framed and 11" x 20" painting alone.

Frameless. Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 1951. After attending primary school, he starts to grow an enormous tendency for drawing. At the age of 14 he begins to work in advertising and attends to the Vallecas school of arts. At the age of 14 he travels to Switzerland and in Geneve he gets intensly into painting and decides to dedicate himself only to it. When he returns to Spain he enrolls Arts Studies, and at the begining of summer '66, he visits Sitges, where he'll come back year after year and where ultimately he'll set his home. At this time he starts selling his painting in the flea market in Madrid and later in Sitges, setting himself on the street, thus completing his studies and making it economically. While he's in Madrid he recives lessons by Pedro Mozas at Bellas Artes and starts to learn profoundly about painting. In 1969 he starts painting portraits in the streets. In Sitges he creates, with other friends, a great artistic atmosphere in the Paseo de la Ribera, by the sea, that today still exists. He starts travelling through Europe, visiting and painting in Paris, London and Amsterdam. In the middle of this bohemian epoque, he moves to the Cannary Islands during the winters for 5 years in a row, he moves in the Parque de Santa Catalina "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" where he works and meet all sorts of people in the streets, which later would mark his pictoric line. He becomes friend with Sidney Nagley in 1969, who organizes his first exhibition in Toronto, Canada. Afterwards he'll leave his studies and start painting exclusively in his studio. He gathers his first exhibition in the Ateneu of Barcelona in 1970. He befriends with the art critic of La Vanguardia, Fernando Gutierrez and the Count of Caralt orders him a set of illustration for a new edition of Garcia Lorcas Romancero Gitano. His first exhibition in a commercial gallery is done in the Majestic Gallery in Barcelona with a gorgeous collection of nudity drawings. He achieves huge success and for some years he affords his painting thanks to those drawings. During a period in Madrid, Mr Ponce de León, a consul in the Ministry of Exterior Affairs grants him with bachelor degree to study in the prestigious Academia de España in Rome. However, he can't accept it due to militar service obligations. Some days later, before joining the ranks he opens in the Cuatre Gats (Palma de Mallorca) with hiperrealist pieces that already then he presented as the first painter in that city, that later would become a fashion in 1973. After this period he meets José Maria Gudiol who advises positively. Since then, the intense work and the fight for daily improvement that has become the trademark of his life. The seek of styles and situations, the journeys through Europe always aware of all the tendencies that have in the art line that we can see nowadays. At his more than fifty years given to paint, his individual exhibitions beat the 100, his artwork is highly appreciated and valued in the complex market of art. In October 1982 hi makes his first exhibition in Tarragona. In the catalogue, writing of the unforgettable Fernando Gutierrez, he says "Fuentetaja is an artist of character and exceptional upbringing with a masterly knowledge of technique and resourses, and personality completely uncommon to the dimension of his sensitivity, as the richness of his deep and bloomed liricism. A judgement as accurate as foreseeing for the future outstanding of the artist, in where his paint soared through different phases mantaining an unquestionable quality. Lines, cubist, expressionist and hiperrealist till his current realism, in the middle of his creative maturity. Jose Luis Fuentetaja...

Vintage Watercolor Still Life -- The Antique Store Santa Cruz Watercolor of an antiques store titled "Paradox" by Ross Jones (American, 20th century). Signed "Ross Jones" lower right...

A striking large-scale oil on canvas painting depicting a majestic sailing ship navigating open waters under a soft, expansive sky. The composition captures the movement and power of...

Gorgeous Sausalito and the Golden Gate Bridge landscape oil painting by Calderon (Spain, 20th Century). Presented in a giltwood frame. Signed "Calderon" lower right. Image size, 30"H...

Trees & Cottage in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Landscape Artist, James Wright Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ornate gold frame. Provenanc...

A beautiful pointillist oil on canvas depicting figures waiting for a train at Zevgolatio, Greece. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1987. Original exhibition label on the reverse. Artist: Malcolm John Hitchcock (1929–1998) Title: Zevgolatio Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 26cm x 35cm including frame Malcolm John Hitchcock (1929–1998) was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire. He studied at Andover School of Art, then did “a variety of work to keep the wolf from the door,” becoming a full-time artist in mid-1980s. His main works were Pointillist railway paintings...

Le Pecheur by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 89 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 9 x 10.5 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private collection, P...

Vintage Oil Painting of Fantasy Cottage in the Woods with Flowers & Gardens Art measures 36 x 24 inches Frame measures 40 x 28 inches

Artist: Bob Ross Title: A Walk in the Woods Medium: Original Oil on Canvas Painting Size: 18" x 24" Year: 1983 Inscription: Signed "Ross" in red, lower left front If you found this piece because you have a Bob Ross painting...