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 ...
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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 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/...
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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
$9,500
H 34.5 in W 30 in D 4 in
“A Mulatto Girl, 1879” Portrait Young Mixed Race Girl British 19th Century Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
“A Mulatto Girl, 1879” by Walter Scott Boyd (British, c. 1860-c. 1950) The identity of this young girl is presently unknown; however, the title of the work reveals some information ...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 32 in W 32 in D 2.75 in
"The Champ, 1942" Joe Louis "Brown Bomber" Boxer Portrait Ex-Museum Oil Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
“The Champ, 1942” by Theodore Fried (1902-1980) This important portrait by Hungarian-American artist Theodore Fried depicts the legendary boxer Joe Louis aka “The Brown Bomber” and ...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Men portrait
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Jean François Marie Bellier (Paris 1745 – Paris 1836) Portrait of a Man Oil on oval canvas laid flat H. 45 cm; W. 55 cm Signed on the left Circa 1790 Jean François Marie Bellier occ...
Canvas, Oil
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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
$9,565
H 28.35 in W 23.23 in
The sculptor Jean-Paul Aubé working on a statue of Shakespeare
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Antoine Louis MANCEAUX (Calvi, 1862 - Beauvais, 1939) The sculptor Jean-Paul Aubé working on the plaster cast of a statue of Shakespeare Oil on canvas, formerly mounted on cardboard ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
18th Century by Pietro Bardellino Mary Magdalene Painting Oil on Canvas
By Pietro Bardellino
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pietro Bardellino (Naples, Italy, 1731 – 1806) Title: Mary Magdalene Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 75 x 60 cm – with frame 97 x 82 cm Antique shaped and carved wood...
Canvas, Oil
$23,912
H 21.46 in W 18.12 in
Presumed Portrait of Jean-Jacques-Blaise Baloin de Belvèse, Baron de Vennac
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Marianne Loir (Paris 1705 – Paris 1783) Presumed Portrait of Jean-Jacques-Blaise Baloin de Belvèse, Baron de Vennac (?-1781) Oil on oval canvas H. 54.5 cm; W. 46 cm Unsigned Grandda...
Canvas, Oil
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H 25.79 in W 20.28 in D 1.97 in
17th Century by Giuseppe Assereto Portrait of an Elderly Woman Oil on Canvas
By Giuseppe Assereto
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Giuseppe Assereto (Genova - 1626 ca – Genova 1656/57) Title: Portrait of an elderly woman, possible portrait of Maddalena Massone, wife of Gioacchino Assereto Medium: Oil on canvas D...
Oil, Canvas
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H 16.54 in W 12.41 in D 1.97 in
18th Century by Antonio Mercurio Amorosi Portrait Little Girl with Cat
By Antonio Mercurio Amorosi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Artist: Antonio Mercurio Amorosi (Comunanza, Italy, 1660 - 1738) Title: Portrait of a little girl with cat Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 42 x 31.5 cm – with frame 5...
Canvas, Oil
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H 37.8 in W 28.15 in D 1.97 in
17th Century by Giovanni Battista Beinaschi Saint Bartholomew Oil on Canvas
By Giovanni Battista Beinaschi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Giovanni Battista Beinaschi (Fossano, Italy, 1636 - Naples, Italy, 1688) Title: Saint Bartholomew Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 9...
Oil, Canvas
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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