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Raúl Álvarez Art

Spanish, b. 1982

Raúl Álvarez (Madrid, 1982) is a Spanish contemporary painter who works within the language of figurative realism. His practice combines technical precision and close observation with an expressive approach that moves beyond faithful representation, using light, colour, texture and composition to create images with a strong psychological and emotional presence.

Although not exclusively, his work frequently focuses on the human figure and its relationship with water. Both become vehicles for exploring identity, vulnerability, introspection and transformation. Water also interests him for the pictorial challenges posed by its movement, transparency, reflections and distortions, as well as for its symbolic capacity to evoke contrasting emotional states.

Álvarez has presented numerous solo exhibitions across Spain and participated in Art Madrid, Hybrid Art Fair and Room Art Fair Madrid. His distinctions include First Prize at the X Bienal de Pintura Eixo Atlántico, the Audience Award at the XXXIII Muestra de Arte Joven de La Rioja and finalist recognition at the Jackson’s Open Art Prize in London. His work is held in institutional, corporate and private collections internationally.

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Artist: Raúl Álvarez
Blue Interwoven Seascapes, Geometric Oil Painting on Wood, Signed Original
Blue Interwoven Seascapes, Geometric Oil Painting on Wood, Signed Original

Blue Interwoven Seascapes, Geometric Oil Painting on Wood, Signed Original

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

This blue geometric seascape is an original oil painting on wood that combines two marine views through sweeping curves, fragmented planes and shifting horizons. Created by Spanish ...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Raúl Álvarez Art

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Burning Iceberg at Sea, Hyperrealist Surrealist Climate Change Oil Painting
Burning Iceberg at Sea, Hyperrealist Surrealist Climate Change Oil Painting

Burning Iceberg at Sea, Hyperrealist Surrealist Climate Change Oil Painting

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

A monumental iceberg burns beneath a stormy grey sky in this hyperrealist oil painting addressing global warming and planetary destruction. Created by Spanish artist Raúl Álvarez in...

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2010s Realist Raúl Álvarez Art

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Blue Swimming Pool with Male Swimmer, Figurative Oil Painting, Original
Blue Swimming Pool with Male Swimmer, Figurative Oil Painting, Original

Blue Swimming Pool with Male Swimmer, Figurative Oil Painting, Original

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

This blue swimming pool painting depicts a male swimmer seen from above, combining figurative realism with the abstract distortions created by moving water. Painted by Spanish artis...

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2010s Photorealist Raúl Álvarez Art

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Oil, Canvas

21st-Century Geometric Abstract Seascape, Oil on Plywood, Signed Original
21st-Century Geometric Abstract Seascape, Oil on Plywood, Signed Original

21st-Century Geometric Abstract Seascape, Oil on Plywood, Signed Original

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

This 21st-century geometric seascape is an original oil painting on plywood that combines two distinct marine views through fragmented and overlapping planes. Created by Spanish pai...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Raúl Álvarez Art

Materials

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Reflected Female Surfer, Deep Blue Underwater Figurative SportPainting, Original
Reflected Female Surfer, Deep Blue Underwater Figurative SportPainting, Original

Reflected Female Surfer, Deep Blue Underwater Figurative SportPainting, Original

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

This deep blue hyperrealist painting depicts a surfer extending beneath the ocean surface, her body doubled and radically distorted by the moving water above. Created by Spanish pai...

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Female Surfer Underwater, Blue Summer Ocean Sport Surf Painting, Signed Original
Female Surfer Underwater, Blue Summer Ocean Sport Surf Painting, Signed Original

Female Surfer Underwater, Blue Summer Ocean Sport Surf Painting, Signed Original

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

This underwater surfer painting captures a woman suspended beneath the ocean surface, combining luminous blue water, summer imagery and figurative realism. Created by Spanish painte...

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2010s Photorealist Raúl Álvarez Art

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Towering Storm Cloud over the Sea, Monochrome Graphite Maritime Landscape Drawin
Towering Storm Cloud over the Sea, Monochrome Graphite Maritime Landscape Drawin

Towering Storm Cloud over the Sea, Monochrome Graphite Maritime Landscape Drawin

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

A towering storm cloud rises above a calm sea in this monochrome graphite maritime landscape drawing by Spanish artist Raúl Álvarez. Created in 2025 and titled Horizonte acuático IV...

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2010s Abstract Raúl Álvarez Art

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Clay, Glaze, Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

Monochrome Storm Seascape Graphite Drawing on Panel, Dramatic Ocean Waves
Monochrome Storm Seascape Graphite Drawing on Panel, Dramatic Ocean Waves

Monochrome Storm Seascape Graphite Drawing on Panel, Dramatic Ocean Waves

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

A dramatic graphite seascape that captures the raw force of the Atlantic through atmosphere, movement and light rather than color. In Storm in Gray I, Spanish artist Raúl Álvarez tra...

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2010s Abstract Raúl Álvarez Art

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Wood, Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Backlit Cresting Wave at Sunset, Small Realist Oil Painting on Wood
Backlit Cresting Wave at Sunset, Small Realist Oil Painting on Wood

Backlit Cresting Wave at Sunset, Small Realist Oil Painting on Wood

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

This backlit ocean wave painting captures a crest of dark water rising against a luminous yellow sky, with airborne spray dissolving into light. Created by Spanish artist Raúl Álvar...

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2010s Photorealist Raúl Álvarez Art

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Dramatic Breaking Ocean Wave, Small Realist Seascape Oil Painting on Wood
Dramatic Breaking Ocean Wave, Small Realist Seascape Oil Painting on Wood

Dramatic Breaking Ocean Wave, Small Realist Seascape Oil Painting on Wood

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

This dramatic ocean wave painting captures a cresting wall of water through layered blue tones, luminous foam and precise realist brushwork on wood. Created by Spanish artist Raúl Á...

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2010s Photorealist Raúl Álvarez Art

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Dramatic Cloudscape over the Sea, Monochrome Graphite Vertical Maritime Drawing
Dramatic Cloudscape over the Sea, Monochrome Graphite Vertical Maritime Drawing

Dramatic Cloudscape over the Sea, Monochrome Graphite Vertical Maritime Drawing

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Dramatic clouds gather above an expansive sea in this tall monochrome graphite maritime drawing by Spanish artist Raúl Álvarez. Created in 2025 and titled Horizonte acuático V—Aquat...

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2010s Abstract Raúl Álvarez Art

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Clay, Glaze, Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

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