Frank Campanella Art

Portrait is an artwork realized by the french Artist Jacqueline Barbet (1902-1975), in 1938. Pencil, pastel and charcoal rawing on paper. Hand-signed and dated in pencil in Roman nu...

An Intimate, 1940s Modern Portrait Drawing of a Young Woman by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A finely drawn, introspective portrait in pastel and charcoal o...

Woman laughing is an original artwork by Michel Simonidy. Mixed media, pastel drawing, and tempera on paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right. Includes passepartout. St...

An introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern pastel drawing of a young boy by notable Chicago artist Francis Chapin. Pastel on artist board. Image size: 16 x 15 inches. (Artwork is...

Portrait of Young Woman is a splendid pastel drawing realized by an anonymous artist who signed in an unreadable way on the lower left. The state of preservation is very good, except for a tiny lighter area in the upper part of the drawing. The young woman is portrayed on top of a hill, with lush vegetation behind her and a gate with a big house in the background. She is wearing an elegant black mantle...

Spanish Flamenco Dancer Guitarist Scene Pastel Drawing Mid Century Barcelona Artist: Alfredo Opisso Cardona (1907–1980) Title: Jota Medium: Pastel on paper Date: circa 1965 Signature: Signed lower right Condition: Very good condition Frame: Framed Dimensions (artwork): 46 × 36 cm (18.12 × 14.18 in) Dimensions (frame): 65 × 55 cm (25.6 × 21.65 in) DESCRIPTION Elegant mid-century pastel composition depicting a traditional Spanish dance scene with guitarist and dancer in stylized folkloric costume, executed circa 1965 by Barcelona artist Alfredo Opisso Cardona. The work combines refined draftsmanship with soft chromatic transitions characteristic of the Opisso family’s contribution to twentieth-century Catalan figurative drawing. The balanced interaction between gesture and costume detail creates a lyrical interpretation of Spanish musical culture aligned with the decorative figurative tradition developed in Barcelona during the mid-century period. Its intimate scale and original frame make the piece especially suitable for collectors of Mediterranean figurative drawing and refined European interior compositions. ARTIST BIO Alfredo Opisso Cardona (Barcelona, 1907–1980) belonged to the well-known Opisso family of Catalan artists and developed a career centered on figurative drawing, illustration and pastel compositions inspired by everyday life and Spanish cultural themes. His work continues the Barcelona draftsmanship tradition associated with early twentieth-century modern Catalan illustration and refined social scene painting. ARTISTIC CONTEXT / INSPIRATION This composition reflects the Barcelona figurative drawing tradition developed around the legacy of Ricard Opisso and the broader Catalan illustration movement connected to early twentieth-century modernisme and noucentisme culture. The theatrical gesture and costume treatment resonate with Spanish dance imagery explored by artists such as Ignacio Zuloaga and Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa, while the refined pastel handling connects with European salon drawing traditions associated with artists working between illustration, costume studies and decorative figurative composition across the School of Paris environment. Spanish dancer painting...

The Young Student is an original drawing in Ink, Watercolor, and pastel by an anonymous artist in the first half of the 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted throu...

Portrait is an original drawing in colored pastels on paper velours (pour le pastel), realized by Anonymous Artist of XX century. In very good conditions. This artwork represents a...

Sketch in The Garden is an original drawing in Ink, Watercolor, and pastel by an anonymous artist in the first half of the 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted th...

Divertissement is an original drawing in Ink, Watercolor, and pastel by an anonymous artist in the Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through strong strokes and harmonious c...

"Hula Study" is an energetic and unique charcoal on paper by Patsy McArthur showing a female figure dancing with a hula hoop. It is created using charcoal and pastel on pale pink Mur...

Life in The Village is an original drawing in Ink, Watercolor, and pastel by an anonymous artist in the first half of the 20th Century. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted thr...