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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Marinas n°17 by Calo Carratalá - Contemporary Landscape Painting, Tanzania, sea
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Marinas 17, is a unique oil on wood painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 22 × 35 cm (8.7 × 13.8 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,303
21/01/2023, 10.15h by Calo Carratalá - Small waterscape painting, Senegal, boat
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
21/01/2023, 10.15h is a unique oil on wooden board painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 22 × 37 cm (8.7 × 14.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unf...
Oil, Wood Panel
$4,207
10/02/2023, 19.12 h by Calo Carratalá - Senegal landscape painting, Africa, wood
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
10/02/2023, 19.12 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
$1,303
7/02/2023, 15.19h by Calo Carratalá - Small waterscape painting, Senegal, human
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
7/02/2023, 15.19h is a unique oil on wooden board painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 22 × 37 cm (8.7 × 14.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unfr...
Oil, Wood Panel
Trees in Baqueira by Calo Carratalá - snow, landscape, mountains
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Trees in Baqueira is a unique oil on laminated wood painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 29 × 50 cm (11.4 × 19.7 in). Framed dimensions are 34 x 55 ...
Laminate, Oil, Wood Panel
Marinas No. 3 by Calo Carratalá - Landscape painting, seascape, Tanzania
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Marinas No. 3 is a unique oil on wood painting by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 22 × 35 cm (8.7 × 13.8 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$3,555
Everything is moving towards its end I by Calo Carratalá - Landscape painting
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Everything is moving towards its end I, memory of Tanzania is a unique oil canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 54 × 81 cm (21.2 × 31.8 in). ...
Canvas, Oil
$5,451
Selvas Negras n°4 by Calo Carratalá - Tropical forest landscape, work on paper
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Selvas Negras n°4 is a unique black pencil on Daler Rowney 1,4 mm paper painting by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 120 × 81 cm (47.2 × 31.9 in). This artwork is s...
Pencil, Paper
$2,192
Narvik No. 4 by Calo Carratalá - Landscape painting, snowy mountain, winter
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Narvik No. 4 is a unique oil on wood painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 46 × 74 cm (18.1 × 29.1 in). The artwork is signed and comes with a certi...
Oil, Wood Panel
Red boat by Calo Carratalá - Acrylic artwork, Amazonie, green, jungle
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Red boat is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 200 × 200 cm (78.7 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and com...
Canvas, Oil
$25,598
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
$2,192
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
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
$11,377
Canfranc by C. Carratalá - Large scale painting, mountain landscape, snow
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Canfranc from the Snow collection is a painting by contemporary Spanish artist Calo Carratalá. Dimensions are 120 × 175 cm (47.2 × 68.9) This artwork depicts a winter mountain lands...
Canvas, Oil
$8,295
Fishing in the Itaya River by C. Caratala - Circular painting, Amazon Rainforest
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Fishing in the Itaya River is a painting by contemporary Spanish artist Calo Carratalá from the “Jungle” series. It represents two fishermen on the Itaya river in Peru. In the series...
Oil, Canvas
$5,214
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
$15,643
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
$1,303
Marinas n°38 by Calo Carratalá - Beach landscape painting, summer, Tanzania
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Marinas n°38 is a unique oil on wood painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 22 × 35 cm (8.7 × 13.8 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and come...
Oil, Wood Panel
$4,088
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
$4,207
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