Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Rafael Duran Benet was a Catalan painter. He began painting during adolescence, by the hand of his uncle, who had the same name, and who received influences in his characteristic chromatic conception, and the artists Manolo Hugué and Rafael Llmona. In the 50s, he settled in Cadaqués, where his work acquired a marked Mediterranean character and where he treated artists like Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp and Pablo Picasso. In 1958, he presented his first solo exhibition, in the Sala Vayreda in Barcelona. Then there would be 30 more, mainly in Barcelona (many in Sala Parés, to which he was linked all his life), Madrid and Cadaqués. In 2011, the City Council of his home city dedicated a retrospective in the Sala Muncunill. Benet also participated in numerous group exhibitions in Barcelona, Paris, London, Houston and Los Angeles, among others. Throughout his trajectory, he obtained several awards, among which the Henri Forman prize of the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts of Paris, in 1980. The favorite themes of Benet were landscapes, marinas and still lifes, with a style close to Impressionism and a particular treatment of color. The Museum of Terrassa has two works by Benet in his funds.
1970s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Mixed Media
1970s Surrealist Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor
Early 1900s Naturalistic Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Wax Crayon, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
2010s Contemporary Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
1930s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Contemporary Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
2010s Pop Art Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Sequins
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Cardboard, Pen, Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Rafael Duran Benet Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil