Artist Calo Carratalá takes a contemporary view of nature in his stirring large-format drawings and landscape paintings. He maintains that we don't view it the way we once did and, in contrast to the way that Renaissance painters saw landscapes as depictions of places that had yet to be discovered, Carratalá sees the natural world as something to be protected and not merely admired.
From his snow-topped cabins hidden deep in the woods to sunlit tropical beaches, Carratalá’s scenes are wholly inviting for viewers. Each of his paintings reflects the majesty of nature and gives us a sense of its innate significance.
Carratalá was born and raised in Spain and began painting when he was very young. In 1980, he began his art studies at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia and finished his studies in 2000 at the Spanish Academy in Rome.
Carratalá made a name for himself in the art world over the subsequent few years, securing many commissions and showing in numerous galleries around Spain and greater Europe. In 2010, he received a request from the city of Alicante in his native country to show his work at a metro station. In 2019, he exhibited his art at Museo del Ruso in Alarcón.
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$4,092
Bolong 3 on the Casamance River by Calo Carratalá - Waterscape painting, Senegal
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Bolong 3 on the Casamance River is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 73 × 116 cm (28.7 × 45.7 in). The artwork is signed,...
Canvas, Oil
$11,388
Northern Pyrenees N1 by C. Carratalá - Landscape painting, mountain, snow
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Northern Pyrenees N1 from the Snow collection is a painting by contemporary Spanish artist Calo Carratalá. Dimensions are 100 × 140 cm (39.3 × 55.1 in). The work is sold framed. Dime...
Paper, Watercolor
$15,208
Flamingos at Lake Manyara by Calo Carratalá - Large waterscape painting, birds
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Flamingos at Lake Manyara is a unique oil painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 150 × 300 cm (59.1 × 118.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed...
Canvas, Oil
In Friedrich's memory I by Calo Carratalá - seascape, boat, blue
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
In Friedrich's memory, is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 36 × 59 cm (14.2 × 23.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unfr...
Canvas, Oil
$4,092
Casamance River 4 by Calo Carratalá - Waterscape painting, Senegal, Africa, palm
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Casamance River 4 is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 73 × 116 cm (28.7 × 45.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed...
Canvas, Oil
$4,211
11/02/2023, 17.50 h by Calo Carratalá - Senegal landscape painting, Africa, wood
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
11/02/2023, 17.50 h is a unique grease pencil on cardboard, glued on wooden frame painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 80 × 139 × 4 cm (31.5 × 54.7 ...
Wood, Cardboard, Pencil
$4,092
Casamance River by Calo Carratalá - Waterscape painting, Senegal, Africa, palms
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Casamance River is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 73 × 116 cm (28.7 × 45.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed a...
Canvas, Oil
$25,625
Selvas Negras n°2 by Calo Carratalá - Tropical forest landscape, black and white
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Selvas Negras n°2 is a unique pencil and charcoal on canvas painting by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 200 cm × 300 cm (78.7 × 118.1 in). The artwork is signed, ...
Canvas, Charcoal, Pencil
$2,194
Boat in Dar es Salam n°2 by Calo Carratalá - Seascape painting, blue, oil paint
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Boat in Dar es Salam n°2 is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 36 × 59 cm (14.2 × 23.2 in). The artwork is signed and come...
Canvas, Oil
$5,219
Barcas en Bagamoyo IV by Calo Carratalá - Seascape painting, blue colours, boats
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Barcas en Bagamoyo IV is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 97 × 153 cm (38.2 × 60.2 in). The artwork is signed and comes ...
Canvas, Oil
$25,625
10/02/2023, 16.20 h by Calo Carratalá - Large landscape painting, diptych
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
10/02/2023, 16.20 h is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 230 × 496 cm (90.6 × 195.3 in). The painting is composed of two p...
Canvas, Oil
$4,211
9/02/2023, 15.56 h by Calo Carratalá - Senegal landscape painting, Africa, wood
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
9/02/2023, 15.56 h is a unique grease pencil on cardboard, glued on wooden frame painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 80 × 139 × 4 cm (31.5 × 54.7 ×...
Wood, Cardboard, Pencil
$4,092
Bolong 1 on the Casamance River by Calo Carratalá - Waterscape painting, Senegal
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Bolong 1 on the Casamance River is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 73 × 116 cm (28.7 × 45.7 in). The artwork is signed,...
Canvas, Oil
$15,659
Alpine forests N2 by Calo Carratalá - Large landscape painting, snowy forest
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Alpine forests N2 is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 140 × 200 cm (55.1 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold framed ...
Canvas, Oil
White Fisherman by Calo Carratalá - Round Painting, Rainforest Landscape
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
White fisherman is a unique round oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, diameter is 200 cm (78.7). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with...
Canvas, Oil
$5,219
Barcas en Bagamoyo II by Calo Carratalá - Seascape painting, blue colours, boats
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Barcas en Bagamoyo II is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 94 × 158 cm (37 × 62.2 in). The artwork is signed and comes wi...
Canvas, Oil
$21,354
Mountain in Lyngen by Calo Carratalá, Large Painting, Mountain Landscape, Norway
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Mountain in Lyngen is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, This painting is a polyptych composed of 16 panels, 81 x 116 cm each (31.8 x 45.6...
Canvas, Oil