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.
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 ...
Oil, Wood Panel
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...
Oil, Wood Panel
Valley Landscape
By Alejandro Rubio
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alejandro Rubio Valley Landscape, 2025 Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches This one-of-a-kind oil painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
Canvas, Oil
$1,050
H 20.25 in W 23.25 in
Two Figures in a Modernist Village, Signed Original Swedish Oil Painting, Framed
Located in Portland, OR
Tranquil original oil painting–by noted Swedish artist Fabian Lunqvist–of a Spanish village rendered in varying tones of white and gray. The striking Modernist composition and palett...
Oil
Striped Landscape #3
By Alejandro Rubio
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alejandro Rubio Striped Landscape #3, 2024 Acrylic on panel 36 x 36 inches This is a one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on panel.
Acrylic, Panel
Travelling Inside the Yellow
By Alex Bertaina
Located in London, GB
Born in Turin, Italy in 1963, Alex Bertaina’s creative expression began in early childhood where his passion for drawing and bold colours originated. Though Alex considers art to be...
Oil
$3,492
H 39.38 in W 59.06 in
SINCRONIA ROSA - Angelo Palazzini Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting
By Angelo Palazzini
Located in Napoli, IT
Sincronia Rosa - Abstract Oil on Canvas Paintng , Angelom Palazzini, Italy Angelo Palazzini was born in Lodi in 1953 where he still resides and has his own studio. His encounter wit...
Canvas, Oil
$4,796
H 47.2 in W 47.2 in D 1.75 in
Very Large Square Painting of New York City Skyscrapers USA - Red Blue & Yellow
By Katarzyna Szulc
Located in Preston, GB
Very Large Square Painting of New York City Skyscrapers USA - Red Blue & Yellow - by Polish Artist, Katarzyna Szulc. Signed Kasha on the front of the canvas. Art measures 47.2 x...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$720
H 28 in W 28 in
Double Vision Tiles on Black, Orange and Cream Terrazzo Pattern in Vivid Tones
By Natalia Roman
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of hand painted acrylic paintings by Natalia Roman are inspired by the colors and textures of Italian terrazzo tiling. The patterns created combine a variety of vivid col...
Oil, Acrylic
$35,000
H 20 in W 24 in
Landscape in Winter, Abstract Geometric Oil Painting, Signed, 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
At a time when Abstract Expressionism was raging, realist painterJohn Atherton nods his head to the movement with a semi-abstract work. Meticulously rendered and carefully thought o...
Oil
Poetic Abandonment
By Alex Bertaina
Located in London, GB
Born in Turin, Italy in 1963, Alex Bertaina’s creative expression began in early childhood where his passion for drawing and bold colours originated. Though Alex considers art to be...
Oil
The Rays of Lipari
By Alex Bertaina
Located in London, GB
Born in Turin, Italy in 1963, Alex Bertaina’s creative expression began in early childhood where his passion for drawing and bold colours originated. Though Alex considers art to be...
Oil
$3,375
H 26.38 in W 26.38 in D 0.79 in
Rythme des Strates, Abstract Oil Painting, Layered Color Stripes Composition
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
This original oil painting on linen by Sophie Dumont, a French contemporary painter known for her layered abstractions and impasto knife work, is a rhythmic study of color, texture, ...
Oil
Boxstrip Monument
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Abstract expressionist landscape created with jewel tones portraying architectural elements is this early and important mixed media: acrylic, dry pigment, ink, pencil on archival boa...
Masonite, Oil, Acrylic