By Emilio Grau Sala
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Emilio Grau Sala (1911–1975)
Deauville Sunset, 1972
Oil on canvas
60 × 73 cm (23.62 × 28.74 in)
Frame: 73 × 86 cm (28.74 × 33.86 in)
A luminous and atmospheric coastal scene painted in 1972 during the artist’s mature Paris period.
This refined Normandy composition captures the delicate light of Deauville at sunset. Subtle tonal transitions, elegant brushwork and shimmering reflections across wet sand create a serene yet sophisticated atmosphere characteristic of Grau Sala’s late style.
After settling in Paris in 1936, Grau Sala became associated with the School of Paris, developing a distinctive figurative language influenced by Impressionism and Fauvism while maintaining his own balance of harmony and chromatic restraint. His French coastal works from this mature period are among the most sought-after examples of his oeuvre.
Signed and dated.
Frame included.
Excellent overall condition.
A refined mid-20th-century School of Paris coastal painting, ideal for collectors and elevated interior environments.
Son of cartoonist Juan Grau Miró, he was born in Barcelona in 1911. Although he attended the School of Fine Arts, his training is considered largely self-taught. His first exhibition takes place in 1930, at the "Badriñas Gallery" in the same city.
At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (1936), Grau Sala left Spain with his wife, also a painter Ángeles Santos...
Category
1970s Fauvist Campbell Archibald Mellon Paintings
