Jay Steensma Paintings

Young emerging artist Kotryna Onatytė has already been recognized for her impeccable technique, having won the Young Painters Contest Zabolis Art Prize in Vilnius, Lithuania (2025). ...

Bird. 2019, hardboard, oil, 41x28 cm

This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...

"Gold Butterfly" oil on canvas original oil painting by known artist Steve McElroy. This large painting is 48 x 60 inches. Signed front and back. Search Steve McElroy's name for ...

American school abstract painting. Watercolor on paper, circa 1960. Signed. Image size, 18"L x 24"H.

Vintage American School cat portrait painting. Cubist / Precisionist style Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Framed. Image size, 29.25 by 23.25H.

Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Kinetic II" 2025 Mixed media, acrylic paint, and oil paint on paper glued over board Signed by the artist at the bottom right corner and on...

This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...

American school abstract painting. Watercolor on paper, circa 1960. Unsigned. Image size, 12"L x 9"H.

Expressionist Neofigurative Portrait Oil Painting Catalan Taüll Group School Artist: Jaume Muxart Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 61 × 50 cm (24 × 19.7 in) Signature: Signed lower right Frame: Unframed Condition: Very good condition. Stable paint surface with original impasto visible Origin: Spain Period: Mid-20th century DESCRIPTION Expressive neofigurative portrait by Catalan painter Jaume Muxart, a founding member of the influential Taüll Group and a key figure in the renewal of Spanish postwar painting. The composition presents a frontal stylized head structured through bold chromatic contrasts and gestural brushwork. A strong vertical axis divides the face into two emotional registers, creating psychological intensity while reinforcing the structural rhythm of the composition. The interaction between white tonal fields and passages of cobalt blue, magenta and grey reveals the material sensitivity characteristic of Muxart’s mature neofigurative language. The textured surface preserves the physical presence of the brushstroke and reinforces the expressive tension of the figure. Portraits of this type represent one of the most recognizable directions within the artist’s production and reflect the broader evolution of European postwar figurative expression. This work belongs to the Catalan postwar neofigurative movement associated with artists such as Antoni Tàpies, Modest Cuixart and Josep Guinovart, with whom Muxart shared the experimental environment of the Taüll Group. Its expressive treatment of the human figure also connects with the wider European postwar tradition developed by Jean Dubuffet and Karel Appel, where gesture and material structure replace descriptive realism. Jaume Muxart (Martorell, 1922 – Barcelona, 2019) was a Catalan painter and founding member of the Taüll Group, alongside Antoni Tàpies, Modest Cuixart and Josep Guinovart, one of the most influential collectives in the renewal of Spanish postwar painting. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona and later worked in Paris during the formative years of his career. He represented Spain at the São Paulo Biennial and developed an important international exhibition trajectory. Muxart also served as professor and dean at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Barcelona and remains recognized as a key figure within Catalan neofigurative painting of the twentieth century. Spanish modern painting...

American school abstract painting. Watercolor on paper, circa 1960. Unsigned. Image size, 12"L x 9"H.

The piece is called ‘The Piano’ because it is the central instrument in the orchestra arrangement and composition. -"As a pianist myself, one of my favorit...