Henry Alken Paintings

"Robbe Louis, “Plein air” Animal Painter" ROBBE Louis Born in Courtrai on November 17, 1806, died in Brussels on May 2, 1887. Pupil of Eugène Verboeckchoven and Jean-Baptiste De Jonghe...

Title: Bullfighting Scene Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (1919-1986) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 16.1 x 13 inches (unframed) Date: c. 1950-1960 Condition: Good Provenance:...

Title: Cape Maneuver Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 – 1986) Technique: Oil on canvas mounted on board Dimensions: 19.7 x 23.6 in (50 x 60 cm) Date: Circa 1980s Signature: Signed "Tuser" in the lower left corner Condition: Excellent; thick, vibrant brushwork and vivid colors well preserved. 📝 Description This painting captures a dramatic moment in the bullfight — the classic verónica — as the matador gracefully halts the bull’s charge with a sweeping motion of the cape. The vivid contrast of magentas, blues, and golds intensifies the theatrical tension between man and beast. The composition is dynamic yet controlled, emphasizing the poise of the torero against the raw force of the bull. The expressive brushstrokes and thick impasto enhance the sense of movement, while the abstracted background ensures focus remains on the central figures. The piece is a striking blend of figuration and emotional energy, characteristic of Tuser’s taurine works. 👤 About the Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez José María Tuser Vázquez was a Spanish painter born in Barcelona in 1919. He studied at the Barcelona School of Arts and Crafts and began exhibiting in the 1940s. By 1947, he had fully devoted his career to bullfighting scenes, developing a distinctive figurative expressionist style with impressionist influences. He collaborated with the magazine El Ruedo, creating numerous illustrations and covers, and designed collectible postcards for Editorial Artigas. His work became well-known in Spanish artistic circles and is now part of both private and institutional collections, including the Club Taurino of London. His paintings have been auctioned internationally, reaching up to $3,000 depending on size and subject. His legacy is that of a painter who masterfully captured the emotion, tradition, and drama of the Spanish corrida. 🎨 Similar Artists José María Tuser Vázquez’s work shares thematic and stylistic elements with: Roberto Domingo – A pioneer of bullfighting art...

Hunt Slonem "Amazons & Pionus" Green Birds Green, blue and red parrots on a white background, scored. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artist known for his neo-expre...

Signed and dated, lower right: EL / Nov 34 Provenance: Barbara and Ernest Kafka, New York.

Hunt Slonem "Pink Ascension Thanksgiving" Pink and Gold Butterflies Multiple butterflies gestured in black and white on a metallic and pink background. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a wel...

Hunt Slonem "Siddhas and Butterflies Play of Consciousness" Multicolor Faces and Butterflies Pink, yellow, blue and white butterflies and Siddha faces on a gold scored background Unf...

Hunt Slonem "Untitled (Rabbit Triptych Panel Three)" Bunnies Rabbits rendered in black on a gold, silver, bronze, blue, green, yellow and red background. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a w...

Provenance: The Marchesi Strozzi, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence Sale, Christie’s, London, May 20, 1993, lot 315, as by Carl Borromaus Andreas Ruthart...

Doves in various shades of blue and white create perched lines atop a small black repetitive figure resembling the face of a spider monkey, known throughout Slonem’s oeuvre as "Guard...

Hunt Slonem "Chinensis" Multicolor Bunnies Multiple black outline rabbits on a metallic background. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artist known for his neo-express...

Hunt Slonem "Monsoon 5 Cockatoos" Birds on Blue and Metallic Background Five birds gestured in white on a scored blue, silver and gold background Unframed Hunt Slonem is a well-reno...