Claudia Benavente Art

Ashley John is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985) Gershon Benjamin is a painter of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene. He had a pro...

"Burrowed Beneath" stands as a compelling study of figurative abstraction, where the artist navigates the liminal space between the tangible world and the internal landscape of the p...

Danny McCaw's (US based) "Shadows" is an original, handmade oil painting with impasto brushstrokes that depicts an ambiguous human figure on a black, grey, red, and yellow background...

In "Imprinted," Mario Angel presents a hauntingly beautiful study of collective movement and subconscious transit, utilizing his signature figurative abstraction to populate a dense,...

This captivating acrylic on canvas by Mario Angel, titled "Summer Nights," offers a compelling journey into the realm of figurative abstraction. The piece features a complex, harmoni...

Mid Century Don Quixote Portrait Spanish Catalan Expressionist Oil TECHNICAL SHEET Oil on canvas Mid-20th century 55 × 33 cm (21.7 × 13 in) Frame: 58 × 36 cm (22.8 × 14.2 in) Signed lower right Metal frame with matte finish Very good overall condition DESCRIPTION Striking Mid-Century modernist interpretation of Don Quixote by Jaume Muxart, executed in a strong Catalan Neo-Figurative Expressionist language characteristic of Spanish post-war painting. The elongated vertical figure is constructed through palette-knife structure and dense impasto, reducing Cervantes’ legendary knight to a symbolic psychological presence rather than a literal portrait. The helmet-like white head emerging from a deep burgundy background creates a dramatic apparition typical of Muxart’s mature figurative period. The figure represents Don Quixote as an existential literary archetype frequently explored in Spanish modern painting and particularly within the renewal of Catalan modern art associated with artists connected to the Grupo Taüll, one of the key movements in the evolution of post-war avant-garde painting in Barcelona. Compact in scale but visually intense, the painting combines strong decorative presence with the intellectual depth characteristic of Muxart’s Quixote interpretations. ARTIST BIO Jaume Muxart (1922–2019) was a major Catalan painter and founding member of the influential Grupo Taüll, alongside Antoni Tàpies, Modest Cuixart, Josep Guinovart and Joan-Josep Tharrats. After early exhibitions in Barcelona in the late 1940s he travelled to Paris on scholarship, where he encountered the international avant-garde that shaped his expressive language. He later represented Spain at the São Paulo Biennial and exhibited widely across Europe and the Americas. Muxart served as professor and later dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona and became a member of the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi. His work is held in numerous institutional and private collections. ARTISTIC CONTEXT / INSPIRATION This painting belongs to the expressive Neo-Figurative tradition developed in post-war Spain and Catalonia, where literary archetypes such as Don Quixote became vehicles for psychological and symbolic exploration. Comparable resonances can be found in the structural figuration of Bernard Buffet, the expressive intensity of Antonio Saura, and the material experimentation associated with Antoni Tàpies, Modest Cuixart and Josep Guinovart within the post-war Catalan avant-garde. don quixote painting...

"Surprise" (FRAMED) Abstract Painting 72 x 48 inch by Yoram Katz Medium: Acrylic and Enamel on Canvas Size framed: 73 x 49 in ABOUT THE ARTIST: Born in Israel. Graduated from the...

"Vortex" by Mario Angel, is a compelling modernist acrylic on canvas fine art piece that serves as a profound example of abstract surrealist expressionism, characterized by its intri...

"Fantasia 2" breaks completely away from classic representation, splitting a complex, surreal environment into a hypnotic, dreamlike vista of fluid, organic contours and geometric bo...

Dan McCaw's "Reverie" created in 2024, is a striking oil painting measuring 48 x 42 inches. This original artwork features an abstract composition of a figure, rendered with rich tex...

Danny McCaw's (US based) "Patterned Rug" is an original, handmade oil painting with impasto brushstrokes that depicts an ambiguous human figure. Bio/artist statement: Danny McCaw is...

This original mixed media painting is part of Roger König's Cartoon Series, a body of work that explores the transformation of familiar cultural imagery through abstraction and mater...