Carlos Nadal, Pont de Ville
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 PONT DE VILLE signed "Nadal" (lower right) titled, signed and
1980s Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Carlos Nadal, Pont de Ville
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 PONT DE VILLE signed "Nadal" (lower right) titled, signed and
Oil, Canvas
$68,385
H 35.04 in W 45.67 in
Salon Rojo by Carlos Nadal - Figurative painting, oil on canvas, Modern art
By Carlos Nadal
Located in London, GB
Salon Rojo by Carlos Nadal (1917-1998) Oil on canvas 89 x 116 cm (35 x 45 ⁵/₈ inches) Signed lower
Canvas, Oil
Carlos Nadal Works on Paper and an English Perspective (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
collectors and researchers in their quest to identify the works of Carlos Nadal.
Paper
$2,600
H 30 in W 21 in
Large French Naive Oil Painting Jacques Boeri Fauvist Color Surrealist Fantasy
Located in Surfside, FL
Claude Gaveau, Jean-Pierre Serrier, Marie Deloume, Frédérique Giusti and Carlos Nadal. Exhibitions
Canvas, Oil
Unavailable
H 11.03 in W 13.78 in
No title, Carlos Nadal, 20th century, Original on paper
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Calella de Palafrugell, Girona
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 signed Nadal oil on paper Measures: 28 x 35 cm PROVENANCE
Paper, Oil
“Manchester Cathedral”
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Knutsford, GB
– Carlos Nadal. Signed: "Nadal", lower right Further Information: Born in Paris in 1917 to
Mixed Media, Paper
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H 18.12 in W 21.66 in
"Casino", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 CASINO signed "Nadal" (lower right) titled "CASINO" (on the
Canvas, Oil
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H 25.2 in W 31.89 in
"Fête Nautique", 20th Century oil on canvas by Spanish artist Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 signed Nadal (lower right) signed again & titled FÊTE NAUTIQUE
Canvas, Oil
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H 25.6 in W 21.26 in
"Les Courses", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 LES COURSES signed & dated "Nadal, 80´" (lower right) signed
Canvas, Oil
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H 18.51 in W 22.05 in
"Regates" 1983, 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 REGATES, 1983 signed Nadal (lower right) signed again, titled
Canvas, Oil
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H 25.6 in W 31.89 in
"Ostende" Belgium, 20th Century oil on canvas by Spanish artist Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 OSTENDE signed & dated Nadal 77 (lower right) signed again
Canvas, Oil
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H 25.6 in W 31.89 in
"La Colection", 20th Century Acrylic on Canvas by Spanish Artist Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 LA COLECTION signed & titled "LA COLECTION, Nadal" (on the
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 31.89 in W 39.38 in
"Teatro Comedor", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 TEATRO COMEDOR signed "Nadal" (lower right) titled & dated
Oil, Cardboard
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H 9.45 in W 11.62 in
"Pueblo de Normandia", 20th Century Acrylic on Paper by Artist Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1988 PUEBLO DE NORMANDIA signed & dated "Nadal / 5-2-79" (lower right
Acrylic
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H 21.26 in W 25.6 in
"Bord de Mer", 20th Century oil on canvas by Spanish artist Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 BORD DE MER signed Nadal (lower right) signed again & titled BORD
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 14.97 in W 18.12 in
"La Plage", 20th Century Mixed Media on Canvas by Spanish Artist Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 LA PLAGE signed "Nadal" (lower right) mixed media on canvas 15 x
Canvas, Mixed Media
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H 21.26 in W 25.6 in
"Beach with Coastal Town", 20th Century Mixed Media on Canvas by Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 BEACH WITH COASTAL TOWN signed "Nadal" (lower right) with the
Canvas, Mixed Media
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H 18.12 in W 21.66 in
"Mer de Lumière", 20th Century Acrylic on Canvas by Spanish Artist, Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 MER DE LUMIÈRE signed "Nadal" (lower right), titled and signed
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 19.69 in W 25.6 in
"Playa 50", 20th Century Oil on Canvas depicting a Beach Scene by Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 PLAYA 50 signed and dated "Nadal, 50" (lower right) With
Canvas, Oil
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H 16.15 in W 13 in
"La Mer", 20th Century oil on paper laid on canvas by Spanish artist Carlos Nadal
By Carlos Nadal
Located in Madrid, ES
CARLOS NADAL Spanish, 1917 - 1998 LA MER signed Nadal (lower right) signed again & titled La mer
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Pleine Lumiere
By Carlos Nadal
Located in London, GB
Carlos NADAL (1917-1998) Pleine Lumiere Signed 'cNadal' (lower right); signed, dated and
Oil
Italian Provincial Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Italian Provincial round dining table with a reeded edge top, mahogany, oak and acacia sunburst parquetry top on a baluster form column pedestal base with outswept legs and accented ...
Wood
$1,700 / item
H 13.78 in Dm 9.45 in
Murano Round Green Glass and Brass Modern Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very special Murano glass wall light, stylish and elegant, their design truly unique in their kind. Beautiful coloring. The wall light is composed of a brass stem where a system for...
Brass
"Salvador Dalí"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
I was inspired to paint this picture by girls. on a nudist beach, they froze on the mat. Like a city in the steppe. As a result, I met them, they became my muses, I repeatedly painte...
Oil
$244 / set
H 5.15 in W 5.15 in D 0.36 in
FOUR Individual Ceramic Delft Wall Tiles Hand Painted, 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are four attractive individual Delft ceramic wall tiles, dating to the second half of the 19th century. All tiles are nominally 5 inches square and 5/16 to 3/8 inches thick....
Ceramic
Gilded Peacock Sculpture in Porcelain and Crystal
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture gilded peacock handmade in precious porcelain one by one, feather by feather. Each feather is unique. Made with shiny porcelain, hand-painted with 24-karat gold and preciou...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Brass
$26,000
H 102 in W 61.5 in D 79 in
English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
Upholstery, Mahogany
$145 / item
H 11.82 in W 17.72 in D 7.88 in
Ametista II Brick & Pink Velvet Deluxe Handmade Decorative Pillow
Located in Viseu, PT
Ametyst, the gem of calm and clarity, has long been admired for its soothing hues and its ability to inspire inner peace and criativity. Like so, our AMETISTA striped cushions are a ...
Cotton, Velvet
Scalamandre Zebras Dog Bed Medium
Located in New York, NY
We love our four-legged friends and consider them to be part of the family! Our love and appreciation for our pets inspired us to create something exceptionally special, just for the...
Cotton
G Forever Green Book by Carlos Mota
By Carlos Motta
Located in New York, NY
G: Forever Green By: Carlos Mota An exuberant celebration of the color green, in nature, art, interiors, and design Green is like water: it is everywhere and we can’t live without i...
Paper
$8,876Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 40 in D 1 in
Huge 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Figures & Animals Arcadian
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Arcadian Landscape Italian School, 18th century oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 32 x 40 inches condition: excellent condition for its age, fully restored. provenan...
Canvas, Oil
$2,721Sale Price|35% Off
H 35.04 in W 78.75 in D 30.32 in
1940s Kaare Klint Three Seater Sofa, Hardwood Legs & Striped Wool Upholstery
By Rud Rasmussen, Kaare Klint
Located in London, GB
1940s Kaare Klint Three Seater Sofa, with Mahogany Legs & Striped Wool Upholstery with Leather Trim. Usable condition. Bespoke quote can be provided for re-upholstery.
Leather, Wool, Hardwood
$7,800
H 19 in W 41.5 in D 41.5 in
20th Century Swedish Svenskt Tenn Vintage Sofa Table - Diplomat by Josef Frank
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish sofa table "diplomat" made of hand crafted polished Beechwood, designed by Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn in good condition. The large ...
Beech
Forget Me Nots Pillow in Red on Pink 16 x 16"
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Forget Me Nots by Peg Norriss. Forget Me Nots fabric derives its simple stylized floral pattern from a painting by artist Clare Rojas. A unique interpretation of...
Cotton
19th Century English Victorian Satinwood Display Cabinet
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine 19th century satinwood serpentine display cabinet, inlaid with ebony stringing and edged with ebonized moulding, the upper section has a moulded cornice above to g...
Satinwood
Long Chandelier in Murano Glass by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Long chandelier in patinated brass with globes and plates in Murano glass. Creation by Studio Glustin.
Brass
$10,201 / item
H 35.44 in W 59.06 in D 15.75 in
Long brass chandelier in Murano glass by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Long brass chandelier with sculpted Murano glass. Italy, 2024.
Brass
Carlos Nadal was born in Paris in 1917. Within four years, his family moved to Barcelona.
Nadal’s father owned a commercial design workshop. There he began to work as an apprentice and learned to paint in his early teens. He took art classes at a school on Barcelona’s Calle Caspe. In 1935 Nadal won three awards, including an award from the Watercolors Association of Barcelona, the Mural Composition Count Lavern and the Masriera prize. A year later, Nadal received a scholarship from the Barcelona City Council and because of which he was able to attend the Escola Superior de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi.
Nadal exhibited for the first time in a collective exhibition at the Galeries Dalmau in 1941, and he had his first solo exhibition at La Pinacoteca in Barcelona in 1944. In 1946 the Barcelona City Council again granted him a scholarship to continue his education in Paris at École des Beaux-Arts. In the French capital, he took part in the Autumn Salons.
In 1948 Nadal married the Belgian sculptor Flore Joris and moved to live in Belgium. Here, he stated that he discovered the effects of light on painting and the use of color that would already be a distinctive sign of his work. The influence of Fauvism on Nadal’s paintings was remarkably clear. There was continuous success for the artist in Belgium and he remained very active, exhibiting there as well as in France, Spain, Amsterdam and the United States. His subjects were varied and included beaches, urban landscapes, natural landscapes, seascapes and more.
In 1954 Nadal exhibited with great success at Kunstverein Düsseldorf and at the Royal Academy in London, and won the painting prize at the International SPA Contest. During the same year, he met Pablo Picasso on the Côte d'Azur and began a great friendship with the artist. Nadal’s work can be found in the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Royal Museum of Brussels and more.
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(Biography provided by Galeria Luis Carvajal)
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
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