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Antoni Pitxot Abstract Paintings

Spanish, 1934-2015
Dalí's friend and collaborator and member of a family of artists, the artistic production of Antoni Pitxot (Figueres, 1934) starts from a realistic brushstroke of expressionist roots that, When the 1960s arrived and having decided to settle permanently in Cadaqués, he left to immerse himself fully in surrealism. Through a complex creative process ―the artist elaborates sculptural models made with stones from L'Empordà and Cadaqués that, taking into account their anthropomorphic significance, become the starting point for his pictorial work―, the exhibition traces an itinerary through the different themes worked on by the painter, such as the allegory of music or the allegory of memory and time. Born into a family with an artistic tradition and closely related to the Dalí family (it is his uncle Ramon Pitxot, who makes Dalí discover impressionism and determines his vocation as a painter), he lives with his family in San Sebastián from 1946 to 1964. There he has as a drawing teacher Juan Núñez Fernández, who had also been one years before Dalí in Figueres. In the 1950s, while practicing expressionist realism, he made himself known with various exhibitions in San Sebastián, Barcelona, ​​Madrid, Bilbao or Lisbon. In 1964 he settled permanently in the family home in Cadaqués. In this period, his work undergoes a decisive turn, since it directs attention to the study of the objects in his environment: the stones of Cadaqués, from which he gives rise to anamorphic, anthropomorphic and allegorical visions, with which he connects with a current underground of Western painting that ranges from certain masters of Italian Mannerism to Surrealism. Also during these years, rebuilding old family ties, she began her relationship with Dalí, which culminated in a lasting friendship.
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Surreal Abstract Mineral Landscape with Cadaqués Rock Forms Oil Canvas Painting
Surreal Abstract Mineral Landscape with Cadaqués Rock Forms Oil Canvas Painting

Surreal Abstract Mineral Landscape with Cadaqués Rock Forms Oil Canvas Painting

By Antoni Pitxot

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Surreal Abstract Mineral Landscape with Cadaqués Rock Forms Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 41 × 33 cm / 16.1 × 13 in Signature: Signed lower right D...

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Surrealist Mineral Landscape Spanish Catalan Oil Canvas Painting Dalí Circle art

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Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Dalí Circle Surrealist Mineral Landscape, Spanish Catalan Oil Painting Artist: Antoni Pitxot Soler / Antoni Pichot Soler (Figueres, 1934 – 2015) Title: Surrealist Mineral Landscape Date: 1985 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 50 × 61 cm / 19.7 × 24 in Framing: Unframed Signature: Signed and dated lower right Condition: Very good overall condition. Stable canvas and paint layer. Rich surface texture, visible impasto and original brushwork. Description Powerful surrealist oil painting by Antoni Pitxot Soler, one of the most important Catalan artists connected to Salvador Dalí’s inner circle and a key figure in the visual universe of Cadaqués and Figueres. Painted in 1985, this work belongs to Pitxot’s mature period and presents one of his most recognizable subjects: a dreamlike mineral landscape built from stones, fragments, shells, fossil-like forms and metamorphic shapes. The composition seems suspended between landscape, archaeology and hallucination, where inert matter becomes almost alive. The painting is especially strong visually. The lower section is constructed through a dense accumulation of sculptural forms, painted with thick, expressive brushwork and a refined chromatic range of blues, ochres, pinks, whites, greys and earthy tones. Above them, a floating organic form...

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1980s Surrealist Antoni Pitxot Abstract Paintings

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The Stone Lovers Oil on Canvas Painting, Surrealist, Signed, 1968
The Stone Lovers Oil on Canvas Painting, Surrealist, Signed, 1968

The Stone Lovers Oil on Canvas Painting, Surrealist, Signed, 1968

By Antoni Pitxot

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Artist: Antoni Pitxot Soler (Figueres, 1934 – 2015) Title: The Stone Lovers Date: 1968 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 61 × 50 cm — 24.0 × 19.7 in Signature: Signed and dated lower...

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Catalan Surrealist Anatomical Composition Dalí Circle Mediterranean Mixed Media
Catalan Surrealist Anatomical Composition Dalí Circle Mediterranean Mixed Media

Catalan Surrealist Anatomical Composition Dalí Circle Mediterranean Mixed Media

By Antoni Pitxot

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Catalan Surrealist Figural Composition Dalí Circle Ink and Oil Mixed Media Surrealist Figural Composition Catalan Dalí Circle Ink Oil Antoni Pitxot TECHNICAL SHEET Artist: Antoni P...

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Abstract Bullfighting Scene, Surrealist Organic Composition, Textured Oil
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By Antoni Pitxot

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

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Spanish Surrealist Metamorphic Figures, Cadaqués Costa Brava Oil Painting
Spanish Surrealist Metamorphic Figures, Cadaqués Costa Brava Oil Painting

Spanish Surrealist Metamorphic Figures, Cadaqués Costa Brava Oil Painting

By Antoni Pitxot

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Spanish Surrealist Metamorphic Figures, Cadaqués Costa Brava Oil Painting Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler (Figueres, 1934–2015) Title: Untitled (Metamorphic Figures) Date: 2006 Medium...

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Battle of Constantine Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed, 20th Century
Battle of Constantine Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed, 20th Century

Battle of Constantine Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed, 20th Century

By Antoni Pitxot

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title: Battle of Constantine Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015) Technique: Oil on board Dimensions (unframed): 9 x 12.6 in Dimensions (framed): 17.3 x 20.9 in Signature: Signed in the lower right corner Period: Second half of the 20th century Provenance: Galeria d’Art Àmbit, Barcelona Description Battle of Constantine is a symbolic and fragmented composition that showcases the dreamlike world so characteristic of Antoni Pitxot. Through an array of rock-like, anthropomorphic forms, the artist constructs a mythical and dramatic landscape that suggests an epic confrontation. The vivid pink sky and tactile textures reinforce the visual tension, evoking ruins, bodies, and reliefs that seem to emerge directly from the earth. In this piece, Pitxot applies his meticulous technique and unmistakable visual language, where ambiguity is a tool for the viewer's imagination. The boundary between figure and landscape blurs, creating a poetic vision that feels both ancient and surreal. About the Artist Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015) was a prominent Catalan painter born in Figueres, Girona, into a family with a long artistic tradition. He spent much of his life in Cadaqués, where he developed a highly personal style centered on compositions of stone-like forms that resemble human and animal figures, blending nature with mythology and memory. Pitxot was a close friend and collaborator of Salvador Dalí. Their artistic connection led to Pitxot playing a key role in the creation of the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, where he later served as the museum's lifelong director. After Dalí’s death...

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Antoni Pitxot Mixed Media Abstract Composition Oil and Ink on Board 2003 dali
Antoni Pitxot Mixed Media Abstract Composition Oil and Ink on Board 2003 dali

Antoni Pitxot Mixed Media Abstract Composition Oil and Ink on Board 2003 dali

By Antoni Pitxot

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Artist Antoni Pitxot Soler (Figueres, 1934 – 2023) Title Abstract Composition Date 2003 Medium Mixed media on board (oil, ink and linear drawing) Dimensions 19 × 23 cm (7.48 × 9....

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The Petrified Origin: Surrealist Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1967
The Petrified Origin: Surrealist Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1967

The Petrified Origin: Surrealist Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1967

By Antoni Pitxot

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title: The Petrified Origin Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 25.6 x 31.9 in (65 x 81 cm) Date: 1967 Condition: Unframed Signature: Signed lower right: Pitxot Provenance: Private collection Notes: Early work from Pitxot’s mature period, featuring the symbolic and meticulously rendered stone forms that would define his artistic identity. 📝 Work Description In The Petrified Origin, Antoni Pitxot presents a haunting and timeless vision of a single, eroded rock suspended in a dreamlike, undefined space. The stone, modeled with sculptural precision, appears to float over a subtly reflective surface, devoid of background or narrative context. Its porous texture, cracks, and shadows evoke a fossilized memory — a silent relic of geological time. Painted in 1967, this piece exemplifies Pitxot's unique visual language, developed through his practice of collecting stones along the Costa Brava and transforming them into anthropomorphic and symbolic compositions. The result is both surreal and solemn, an ode to nature’s memory and the enduring presence of the inanimate. 👤 About the Artist Antoni Pitxot i Soler (born in Figueres, 1934 – died in Barcelona, 2015) was a Catalan painter deeply rooted in the surrealist tradition. Coming from an artistic family —his uncle was Ramon Pichot, a friend of Picasso and Dalí— Pitxot trained as a draughtsman and painter from a young age. In the 1960s, he settled in Cadaqués, where he developed his distinct artistic universe. His paintings revolve around stone as a symbol of permanence, transformation, and memory. Pitxot created sculptural assemblages from real coastal stones and later immortalized them in oil on canvas. His works often hint at human figures, ancient myths, and allegories of time. 🎭 Connection with Salvador Dalí Pitxot was not only a close friend of Salvador Dalí but also one of his closest collaborators. Dalí admired his work and invited him to co-design the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres. After Dalí’s death...

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