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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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
$4,178
Beaches in Cap Skiring No.1 by Calo Carratalá - Pencil, Senegal, trees, river
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Beaches in Cap Skiring No.1 is a unique oil pencil on cardboard, glued on wooden frame drawing by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 80 × 139 × 4 cm (31.5 × 54.7 × 1....
Wood Panel, Cardboard, Pencil
$4,060
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
Baqueira by C. Carratalá - large painting, mountain landscape, snow
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Baqueira from the Snow collection is a painting by contemporary Spanish artist Calo Carratalá. Dimensions are 130 × 195 cm (51.2 × 76.8 in). This artwork depicts a wintry mountain l...
Oil, Canvas
$5,178
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
$3,530
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
$10,592
Vignel N3 by Calo Carratalá - Large landscape painting, snowy mountain, winter
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Vignel N3 is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 114 × 162 cm (44.9 × 63.8 in). The artwork is signed, sold framed and come...
Canvas, Oil
$21,185
Mountain in Lyngen by Calo Carratalá - Large mountain landscape painting, Norway
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Mountain in Lyngen is a unique oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 324 × 464 cm (127.6 × 182.7 in). Polyptych of 16 pieces : 81 x 116...
Canvas, Oil
$15,536
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
$16,830
Sailing from Leticia to Santa Rosa by Calo Carratalá - Round painting, landscape
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Sailing from Leticia to Santa Rosa is a unique round oil on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, diameter is 194 (76.4). The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
Oil, Canvas
$1,294
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
$1,294
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
$1,294
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
Marinas No. 12 by Calo Carratalá - Landscape Painting, seascape, Tanzania
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Marinas No. 12, oil painting on wood panel by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá. 22 cm × 35 cm. This landscape painting takes the viewer to the coasts of Tanzania on the Ind...
Oil, Wood Panel
$4,060
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
$4,060
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
$4,178
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
$4,178
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
$4,825
Marinas n°9, n°18, n°29 & n°38 by Calo Carratalá - Tanzania, seascape paintings
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Marinas n°9, n°18, n°29 & n°38 is a unique set of 4 oil on wood paintings by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 44 × 70 cm (17.3 × 27.6 in). The artwork ...
Oil, Wood Panel
Benasque 3 by C. Carratalá - large painting, mountain landscape, snow
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Benasque 3, from the Snow collection is a painting by contemporary Spanish artist Calo Carratalá. Dimensions are 114 × 162 cm (44.9 × 63.8 in). The work is sold framed (shadow box). ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,530
Reflection No.7 Sunset in Iquitos by Calo Carratalá - Waterscape Painting, Peru
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Reflection No.7 Sunset in Iquitos is a painting by the Spanish artist Calo Carratalá. Oil on canvas, 21.3 × 31.9 in / 54 x 81 cm. Sold framed (shadow box). Dimensions of the framed w...
Oil, Canvas