Ramon Llovet Miserol was a painter who cultivated other disciplines such as engraving and sculpture. He was born in Barcelona in a humble working family. From an early age, Miserol began to draw and paint. Later, he attended classes in Llotja and the Athenaeum Worker. In 1938, Miserol participated as a soldier in the Civil War and returned from the front with the injury to the heart that suffered from aggravated birth. In 1939, Miserol made his first exhibition at the Costa Galleries in Barcelona, where he made two more exhibitions. He participated in the fall classrooms (October Hall) of the 40s and 50s. Miserol became a member of the FAD and participated actively in all kinds of debates and discussions on artistic subjects. In 1948, he broke with the previous period and painted a short series of expressionist-cubist works. Of restless and investigative temperament, his work evolved constantly. Thus, starting in 1950, there was a new change in the conception of his work, now social, dramatic issues predominated, within lyrical expressionism. Miserol exhibited these works in the Argos Hall, between 1951–56. From here, his work was valued and recognized by critics, collectors, etc. He received different awards and made the first exhibitions outside the country. The 1957–58 season, became part of the group of painters of the Sala Gaspar, until the 80s. From 1955, his work began a slow evolution towards greater lyricism, without forgetting irony or criticism. In 1967, Miserol began to be interested in the thought and work of the pacifist Lanza del Vasto, which influenced his way of thinking, his life and his work. He was also deeply interested in the philosophical work of the thinker Krishnamurti and theosophy. From here, the poetic and spiritual content of his work was accentuated until it ended in the mid-70s and until his last works in an almost metaphysical representation of reality.
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Father and son oil on canvas painting surrealist
By Ramon Llovet Miserol
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Ramón Llovet (1917-1987) - Father and son - Oil on canvas Canvas measures 50x61 cm. Frame measures 56x67 cm. Ramon Llovet Miserol (Barcelona, August 7, 1917 - Barcelona, August ...
Canvas, Oil
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Modern Symbolist Couple Portrait Spanish Figurative Surrealist Oil Painting
By Ramon Llovet Miserol
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Symbolist Male and Female Couple Portrait Modern Spanish Figurative Oil Painting Surrealist Composition Artist: Ramon Llovet Miserol (Spanish, 1917–1987) Title: Parella (Couple) Date: 1977 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (image): Height: 50 cm (19.69 in); Width: 61 cm (24.02 in) Signature: Signed lower right; titled and dated on reverse Condition: Very good overall condition Frame: Unframed Origin: Spain Style: Symbolist figurative modern painting Period: 1970–1979 Subject: Male and female dual portrait symbolic composition Striking symbolic double portrait painted in 1977 by Catalan modern master Ramon Llovet Miserol. The composition presents a contemplative male and female figure arranged in a psychologically charged spatial relationship, set before a geometric floral structure that reinforces the metaphysical atmosphere characteristic of the artist’s mature period. Paintings from Llovet’s late symbolic phase are increasingly sought after for their balance between postwar European figuration and poetic metaphysical narrative language. This work represents a strong example of his spiritual and introspective visual vocabulary developed during the 1970s. During the 1970s Ramon Llovet developed a deeply personal symbolic figurative language connected with the postwar Catalan modern movement surrounding the circle of Joan Ponç and the intellectual environment linked to Modest Cuixart and the legacy of the group Dau al Set. His poetic treatment of the human figure and metaphysical spatial constructions also resonates with the introspective symbolic direction explored by Marc Chagall in later figurative compositions. This painting belongs to the mature phase in which Llovet integrated philosophical reflection and spiritual symbolism into simplified figurative structures. Ramon Llovet Miserol was a Catalan painter associated with the postwar Barcelona artistic scene and the circle of Sala Gaspar. His work evolved from early Noucentisme influences toward a personal symbolic figurative language combining spiritual reflection, poetic structure and modern European composition. During the 1970s his painting reached its most metaphysical phase, producing works that remain among the most recognizable examples of his mature artistic vocabulary. Ramon Llovet painting Spanish modern painting...
Canvas, Oil
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H 45 in W 33 in D 1 in
Fine 19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Portrait of Mythological Queen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Queen by Diogène Ulysse Napoléon Maillart (French, 1840 – 1926) *see notes below oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 42 x 30 inches framed: 45 x 33 inches condition: overall v...
Canvas, Oil
$105,107
H 21.66 in W 33.47 in
"A Reverie During The Ball", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Rogelio Egusquiza
By Rogelio de Egusquiza y Barrena
Located in Madrid, ES
ROGELIO DE EGUSQUIZA Spanish, 1845 - 1915 A REVERIE DURING THE BALL signed and dated "Rog. Egusquiza 1879" (lower right) oil on canvas 21-3/4 x 33-5/...
Canvas, Oil
$3,500
H 11.81 in W 9.84 in
"Entrance and Exit" - Oil on Canvas Symbolic Surrealist Painting 2015
By Vachagan Narazyan
Located in Denver, CO
Vachagan Narazyan’s Entrance and Exit (2015) is an original oil on canvas painting that exemplifies the artist’s poetic and allegorical approach to spatial imagery. The composition c...
Canvas, Oil
$1,751
H 51.19 in W 38.19 in
"Ô de la nuit", Night Blue Forest Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
By Françoise Duprat
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This large artwork figures a bamboo forest in the night. The artist impasto technique is light, with textured painting and a few small reliefs. This artwork is not framed. Françoi...
Canvas, Oil
$4,251
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 1.38 in
Yellow mood- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
By Tania Rivilis
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis Yellow mood 40 x 40 cm framed (included in price) 43,5 x 43,5 cm Oilpaint on canvas Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) fr...
Oil, Canvas
$2,802
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 1.97 in
Ballerina - Oil Paint by Miroslava Vrbová-Štefková - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Dancer is a beautiful oil on panel realized by Vrbová-Štefková in the mid-20th Century. Signed and framed, 60 x 50 cm. Good condition.
Canvas, Oil
$17,008
H 44.1 in W 31.89 in D 3.35 in
Framed Bretagne Breton Symbolist Oil Painting Circa 1910 Liturgical Costume
By Edgard Maxence
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Follower of Edgard Maxence. French ( b.1871 - d.1954 ). Meditation, Circa 1910. Oil On Canvas. Image size 34.4 inches x 22.2 inches ( 87.5cm x 56.5cm ). Frame size 44.1 inches x 31.9...
Canvas, Oil
$2,169
H 36.62 in W 44.18 in
Jeaune Femme au Port de Sanary, Oil on Canvas, French, 1956, Framed
Located in London, GB
'Jeaune Femme au Port de Sanary' (Young Woman in the Port of Sanary), oil on canvas, French School (1956). This large, luminous painting captures the languid warmth of the French Riv...
Canvas, Oil
$4,554
H 57.09 in W 45.28 in D 0.71 in
Hyperrealistic "The Day After FP-5" Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 145x115 cm
By Nataliya Bagatskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
A solitary woman stands at the center of a surreal coastal landscape, dressed in a pristine white dress and matching headscarf. Flanked by two vivid pink flamingos, she appears calm ...
Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$9,926
H 27.56 in W 23.82 in D 3.15 in
Woman profile symbolist portrait Paris Art Nouveau
Located in PARIS, FR
Albert Pike Lucas (Jersey City, 1862 – New York, 1945) Woman in Profile, 1893 Oil on canvas 41 x 33 cm 70 x 60.5 cm with its frame Signed 'AP Lucas' upper left, located and dated 'Pa...
Canvas, Oil
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H 27.5 in W 27.5 in
Elegant Woman holding White Roses Flowers , Portrait Champetre French Symbolist
By Edgar Maxence
Located in Miami, FL
Masterfully painted portrait with rich paint surface by the famous French Symbolist Signed and dated lower left Provenance: Waterhouse & Dodd, London ...
Oil, Wood Panel
The Black Cat’s Energy Policy
By Nataliya Bagatskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
This contemporary figurative work presents an intimate domestic interior infused with subtle narrative tension and understated symbolism. A young woman is depicted seated beside a ga...
Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
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H 31.89 in W 23.63 in
Surreal cosmic contemplation. oil on canvas painting
By Ramon Llovet Miserol
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Ramón Llovet (1917-1987) - Cosmic contemplation - Oil on canvas Canvas measures 81x60 cm. Frameless. Ramon Llovet Miserol (Barcelona, August 7, 1917 - Barcelona, August 2, 1987)...
Canvas, Oil