Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
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.
1980s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board, Canvas
1990s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
1990s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1970s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Pastel
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Board
1910s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
1930s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
1910s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1930s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
1920s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Board
Early 2000s Pointillist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Gesso, Fabric, Oil, Foam Board
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Illustration Board
1910s Post-Impressionist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
20th Century Fauvist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 1900s Pointillist Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Ashcan School Rafael Duran Benet Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard