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Raúl Álvarez Paintings

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
Male Swimmer in Blue Pool, Realist Oil Painting on Canvas
Male Swimmer in Blue Pool, Realist Oil Painting on Canvas

Male Swimmer in Blue Pool, Realist Oil Painting on Canvas

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

A male swimmer seen from above moves through luminous blue water in this realist swimming pool oil painting on canvas by Raúl Álvarez. Painted in 2017 and titled Pool I, the work fi...

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2010s Realist Raúl Álvarez Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Burning Iceberg Seascape, Surreal Oil Painting on Canvas, 2020
Burning Iceberg Seascape, Surreal Oil Painting on Canvas, 2020

Burning Iceberg Seascape, Surreal Oil Painting on Canvas, 2020

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

An iceberg burns above dark ocean water in this surrealist oil painting on canvas by Raúl Álvarez, an allegory of climate change. Titled Burning Ice VII and painted in 2020, the wor...

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2010s Surrealist Raúl Álvarez Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Glacier and Fire, Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas, Arctic Seascape
Glacier and Fire, Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas, Arctic Seascape

Glacier and Fire, Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas, Arctic Seascape

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

A blue glacier faces a distant fire in this surrealist Arctic seascape, an oil painting on canvas by Raúl Álvarez. Created in 2021 and titled Burning Ice XIII, the work belongs to a...

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2010s Surrealist Raúl Álvarez Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blue Ocean Waves, Geometric Oil Painting on Wood with Interwoven Seascapes
Blue Ocean Waves, Geometric Oil Painting on Wood with Interwoven Seascapes

Blue Ocean Waves, Geometric Oil Painting on Wood with Interwoven Seascapes

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Interwoven ocean views fill this blue geometric seascape, an oil painting on wood by Raúl Álvarez with sweeping curves and fragmented horizons. Created in 2025 and titled Transitu M...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Raúl Álvarez Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Underwater Swimmer, Realist Oil Painting on Wood with Orange Bikini
Underwater Swimmer, Realist Oil Painting on Wood with Orange Bikini

Underwater Swimmer, Realist Oil Painting on Wood with Orange Bikini

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

A female swimmer in an orange bikini appears suspended in deep blue and violet water in this large realist oil painting on wood by Raúl Álvarez. Painted in 2022 and titled Gravitate...

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2010s Realist Raúl Álvarez Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Female Surfer in Blue Water, Realist Oil and Acrylic Painting on Wood
Female Surfer in Blue Water, Realist Oil and Acrylic Painting on Wood

Female Surfer in Blue Water, Realist Oil and Acrylic Painting on Wood

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

A female surfer rests against her board beneath blue water in this realist oil and acrylic spray painting on wood by Raúl Álvarez. Titled Espera V and created in 2023, the square work belongs to the Surfistas series. It focuses on the waiting period before catching a wave, when physical stillness accompanies concentration and anticipation. Seen from below the surface, the surfer holds a compact pose while one leg extends into the surrounding water. The board introduces a diagonal across the scene, and its leash descends as a fine line. Above the figure, reflections stretch and partially dissolve the body, contrasting with the more clearly modelled submerged forms. Layers of turquoise, cobalt and deeper blue establish the aquatic atmosphere. Acrylic spray paint creates broad colour passages, while oil paint describes the figure, board and changing reflections. A visible border of wood adds warmth and reveals the support beneath the image. This underwater surfer painting...

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2010s Realist Raúl Álvarez Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel, Spray Paint, Acrylic

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

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

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

A breaking blue wave fills this small realist ocean seascape, an oil painting on wood by Raúl Álvarez with luminous foam and layered marine tones. Titled Poseidón XLI and created in...

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2010s Realist Raúl Álvarez Paintings

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Backlit Ocean Wave, Realist Oil Painting on Wood, Small Seascape
Backlit Ocean Wave, Realist Oil Painting on Wood, Small Seascape

Backlit Ocean Wave, Realist Oil Painting on Wood, Small Seascape

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

A backlit ocean wave rises against a warm yellow sky in this small realist seascape oil painting on wood by Raúl Álvarez. Created in 2024 and titled Poseidón XLII, the work captures...

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2010s Realist Raúl Álvarez Paintings

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Underwater Surfer, Realist Oil and Acrylic Painting on Wood, Blue Reflections
Underwater Surfer, Realist Oil and Acrylic Painting on Wood, Blue Reflections

Underwater Surfer, Realist Oil and Acrylic Painting on Wood, Blue Reflections

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

A female surfer stretches beneath blue ocean water in this realist oil and acrylic spray painting on wood by Raúl Álvarez. Created in 2023 and titled Espera VI, the work belongs to ...

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2010s Realist Raúl Álvarez Paintings

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Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Sunset Seascape, Geometric Oil Painting on Wood with White Curves
Sunset Seascape, Geometric Oil Painting on Wood with White Curves

Sunset Seascape, Geometric Oil Painting on Wood with White Curves

By Raúl Álvarez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Blue waves and a pink sunset intersect with white curves in this geometric seascape oil painting on wood by Raúl Álvarez. Titled Transitu Maria III and created in 2025, the work bri...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Raúl Álvarez Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

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"Moonlit River Scene", Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Luis Graner y Arrufi
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"Moonlit River Scene", Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Luis Graner y Arrufi

By Luis Graner Y Arrufi

Located in Madrid, ES

LUIS GRANER Y ARRUFI Spanish, 1863 - 1929 MOONLIT RIVER SCENE signed and dated "L Graner 1925" (lower right) oil on canvas 20-1/8 x 30 inches (51 x 76 cm.) framed: 25-3/4 x 35-3/4 inches (65 x 90.5 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Collection, Barcelona, Spain Graner paints this work, Moonlit on the river, during his stay in the United States in the last stage of his artistic life, from 1910 to 1928, in full stage of maturity. This artwork reflects the constant search of the artist for the effects of light in his work. This persistent concern for light remains throughout his artistic life, which he learned in his Parisian stage under the influence of the painter Frances Platour. The silver light of the moon and the small lights at distance, which are tiny foci of artificial light, reflecting the river water, forming a chromatic range of greens, ocher and pearly that give a certain mystery to the composition, creating a modern approach to the landscape, by placing the two large trees at the edge of the river in the foreground Luís Graner y Arrufí, Spanish (1863–1929) was a Catalan painter in the Realistic style. He was born in Barcelona, and studied at the Escola de la Llotja from 1883, with Antoni Caba (color/composition) and Benet Mercadé (drawing). During his final year at school, he received a grant to study in Madrid, where he copied and learned from the Old Masters at the Museo del Prado. After that, supported by a fellowship, he moved to Paris and became a member of the Academie des Beaux-Arts. Later, he returned to Barcelona, but continued to travel to cities throughout Europe, including Berlin, Munich and Düsseldorf. Influenced by Richard Wagner's concept of "Gesamtkunstwerk" (Total Work of Art), he was motivated to create his own total art experience and organized the "Sala Mercè" (Mercy Hall) in Barcelona's Rambla District. The project involved contributors from every artistic discipline, including the new field of cinematography. The room was decorated by Antoni Gaudí. Other participants included Adrià Gual, Santiago Rusiñol, Ramon Casas...

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Landscape American Hungarian European Modernism 1938 Realism Long Island WPA era
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By Stephen Csoka

Located in New York, NY

Landscape American Hungarian European Modernism 1938 Realism Long Island WPA era. The canvas measures 18” x 20". The artist signed the stretcher as well as the canvas. The scene depicts a spots in New York where Queens borders with Nassau county, Rosedale, which abuts the Five Towns. The border runs through Hook Creek, another painting we are currently offering. Stephen (Istvan) Csoka was born in Gárdony, Hungary on January 2, 1897 and died in New York in 1989. He is best remembered as a painter and etcher of portraits, nudes, landscapes, genre, and horses. Csoka studied at the Budapest Royal Academy of Art and his memberships include Associate of the National Academy of Design in New York City; the Society of American Etchers in Brooklyn, NY; the Society of Brooklyn Artists; and the Hungarian Etchers Association. Csoka's exhibitions and awards include a medal at the Barcelona International Exhibition in 1929; a prize at the City of Budapest Exhibit in 1930; prizes at the Society of American Etchers in 1942 and 1945; prizes at the Library of Congress in 1944 and 1946; a prize at the Society of Brooklyn Artists in 1944; a prize at the Philadelphia Watercolor Club in 1945; the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1945; the Carnegie Institute in 1943, 1944, and 1945; the Art Institute of Chicago in 1944; the Los Angeles Museum of Art in 1945; the National Academy of Design from 1940 through 1945; one-artist shows at the Contemporary Artists in 1940, 1943, and 1945; and the Minneapolis State Fair in 1943. *Stephen continued to recieve awards and exhibit his work throughout his life. In 1997, Hofstra Museum sponsored a Retrospective/Centennial exhibition in honor of his birth. Collections representing Csoka's work are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; the British Museum, London, England; the Bezalel National Museum, Jerusalem, Israel; the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA; the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH; the Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN; the Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL; the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN; the Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM; the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary; Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, the Museum of the City of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary; the Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA; Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA; Hofstra Museum, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY; Holocaust Museum, Glen Cove, NY; National Academy of Art, New York, NY; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA; New York Historical Society, New York, NY;New York Public Library, New York, NY; National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Peabody Museum, Cambridge, MA; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA; Livingston Arts Center, Mount Morris, NY; Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, IN; City College, New York, NY; Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY; Hungarian Consulate, New York, NY; Hungarian Heritage, New Brunswick, NJ; Hunter College, New York, NY; IBM Collections; Princeton Print Club...

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Woman Feeding Goldfish in a Dutch Interior, c. 1870
Woman Feeding Goldfish in a Dutch Interior, c. 1870

Woman Feeding Goldfish in a Dutch Interior, c. 1870

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Frans Moormans (Dutch, 1831-1893) The Goldfish Bowl, c. 1870 Oil on panel, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches FRAMED: 19 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches (approx.) Signed at lower right: “Frans. Moormans” B...

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Captivated: Art Deco, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Minimalism, Invest, Bold, Joy
Captivated: Art Deco, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Minimalism, Invest, Bold, Joy

Captivated: Art Deco, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Minimalism, Invest, Bold, Joy

By Karnish Art

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"Paris Rainy Cafe" - Contemporary Paris Street Oil and Acrylic Painting, 2023
"Paris Rainy Cafe" - Contemporary Paris Street Oil and Acrylic Painting, 2023

"Paris Rainy Cafe" - Contemporary Paris Street Oil and Acrylic Painting, 2023

By Christopher Clark

Located in Denver, CO

Christopher Clark (American, b. 1978) "Paris Rainy Cafe," 2023 Oil and acrylic on wood panel 45 x 60 in (114.3 x 152.4 cm) Signed lower right. Unframed, but ready to hang. A rainy P...

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"Ray of Hope" - Contemporary Landscape Oil and Acrylic Painting, 2022
"Ray of Hope" - Contemporary Landscape Oil and Acrylic Painting, 2022

"Ray of Hope" - Contemporary Landscape Oil and Acrylic Painting, 2022

By Christopher Clark

Located in Denver, CO

Christopher Clark (American, b. 1978) "Ray of Hope," 2022 Oil and acrylic on wood panel 9 x 18 in (22.86 x 45.72 cm) Signed lower left. Unframed, but ready to hang. A road curving t...

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Apto - figurative painting, landscape painting, 89X97 cm
Apto - figurative painting, landscape painting, 89X97 cm

Mauricio VergaraApto - figurative painting, landscape painting, 89X97 cm, 2025

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Apto - figurative painting, landscape painting, 89X97 cm

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Located in New York, NY

"Apto" explores the relationship between identity, memory, and loyalty through a surreal composition inspired by the visual language of René Magritte. A faceless figure stands motion...

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Tower Bridge Original Cityscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Impressionism 100x100cm

Tower Bridge Original Cityscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Impressionism 100x100cm

By Marek Krumpar

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

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Vintage American Modernist Abstract Geometric Architectural Design Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Geometric Architectural Design Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Geometric Architectural Design Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract geometric oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Large size. Measuring: 37 by 47 inches overall. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enj...

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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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