Robert L.P. Lavoine Landscape Paintings

Sergey VINOGRADOV ( 1869 - 1938 ) Rough sea with steamer on the horizon Sergei Arsenievich Vinogradov ( Russian: 1869–1938 ) was a Russian-Soviet Impressionist painter; known for l...

Title: Barcelona and Its People Artist: Josep Maria Martínez Lozano (1923–2006) Year: 1979 Technique: Oil on canvas mounted on board Dimensions: 29.13 x 21.65 in Condition: Unfr...

Spanish Female Figure Harvest Landscape Andalusian Oil Painting 1976 Artist: José Antonio Castro Cadenas (Córdoba, Spain, 1926–2006) Title: Woman in Harvest Landscape Date: 1976 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 81 × 65 cm (31.9 × 25.6 in) Signature: Signed and dated lower left Condition: Very good overall condition. Stable support and well preserved paint layer Frame: Unframed DESCRIPTION Expressive Spanish figurative oil painting depicting a seated rural woman holding a woven basket within a Mediterranean harvest landscape, executed in 1976 by Andalusian painter José Antonio Castro Cadenas. The composition combines portrait presence and narrative landscape structure in a balanced and psychologically quiet scene characteristic of poetic Spanish realism of the second half of the 20th century. The female figure occupies the foreground with strong sculptural calm while the background unfolds into a luminous agricultural environment including haystacks, a worker figure and a horse, reinforcing the symbolic connection between human presence and cultivated land. Rather than functioning as a secondary setting, the landscape acts as an emotional extension of the figure, creating a contemplative atmosphere typical of Mediterranean figurative painting traditions. The chromatic harmony is especially refined, combining golden harvest tones, cool mountain blues and warm earth pigments that generate depth, stillness and narrative unity across the composition. Narrative rural figure compositions of this type remain among the most recognizable and collectible themes within 20th century Spanish figurative painting. ARTIST BIOGRAPHY José Antonio Castro Cadenas (Córdoba, 1926–2006) was a Spanish figurative painter known for his portraits, female figures and Mediterranean rural landscapes. He developed most of his artistic career in Córdoba, exhibiting at Galería Studio–Juan Bernier, an important cultural reference within Andalusian figurative painting of the postwar period. His work is characterized by strong drawing structure, tonal sensitivity and a lyrical atmosphere aligned with the tradition of Spanish poetic realism during the second half of the twentieth century. Today his paintings are appreciated for their quiet psychological presence and their continuity with Mediterranean figurative heritage. ARTISTIC CONTEXT / INSPIRATION This painting belongs to the Mediterranean poetic figurative tradition associated with artists such as Julio Romero de Torres in the symbolic integration of female presence and landscape atmosphere. Its structured figure construction and psychological stillness also connect with the figurative realism developed by Antonio López García. The integration of figure and cultivated landscape recalls narrative strategies found in works by Jean‑François Millet and Jules Bastien‑Lepage...

Schubring, Richard (1853-1902) Rough sea with coastline on the horizon Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. “1895” Richard SCHUBRING is an artist born in 1853 and deceased...

“Crossroads, c. 1940” by Sol Wilson (Polish-American, 1896-1974). This expressive painting by Wilson depicts a moody village crossroads rendered with his signature textured brushwor...

CHARLES - CLÉMENT CALDERON French, 1870 - 1906 VENICE TWILIGHT signed "C. Calderon" (lower right) oil on canvas 15-1/4 x 21-3/4 inches (38.5 x 55 cm.) ...

Mediterranean Female Figure Landscape Expressionist Oil Painting Large Canvas Artist: José Antonio Pineda Bueno (Motril, Spain, 1950) Title: Contemplación Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 73 × 60 cm (28.7 × 23.6 in) Signature: Signed lower corner Inscription: Titled and dedicated on reverse (“Contemplación”) Framing: Unframed Condition: Very good condition. Rich impasto surface with expressive brushwork characteristic of the artist DESCRIPTION Expressive Mediterranean figurative composition depicting a female figure seen from behind immersed in a luminous outdoor landscape. The painting is built through energetic impasto brushstrokes and a vibrant chromatic structure dominated by violets, magentas, blues and warm Mediterranean yellows. The gesture is direct, confident and painterly, creating a strong sensation of movement, atmosphere and sunlight. Female figures integrated into landscape environments represent one of the most recognizable and sought-after themes within José Antonio Pineda Bueno’s production. The composition balances expressive abstraction and figurative presence in a way that makes the painting highly decorative while maintaining strong painterly authority. Its vertical format and chromatic vibration make it particularly suitable for collectors of Mediterranean modern figurative painting or interiors seeking a luminous statement artwork with movement and presence. Signed and titled on the reverse: Contemplación. ARTIST BIOGRAPHY José Antonio Pineda Bueno (Motril, Granada, 1950) is a Spanish painter associated with contemporary Mediterranean figurative painting. After relocating to Barcelona, he developed his artistic training within the Catalan pictorial environment and worked professionally in both illustration and painting before dedicating himself fully to studio practice. A disciple of painter Pere Arribas Pérez, his work focuses on expressive color, Mediterranean light and female figures integrated into landscape spaces, which form one of the central themes of his artistic language. His paintings have been exhibited in Barcelona, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Nice and Toulouse and are present in numerous European private collections. ARTISTIC CONTEXT / PICTORIAL INSPIRATION The expressive chromatic vibration and Mediterranean luminosity of this work relate to the legacy of Joaquín Sorolla’s outdoor light treatment, while its structural simplification of the figure connects with modern Spanish figurative evolution represented by Manuel Hernández...

This piece measures at 8 x 10 in., and is framed at 13 x 15 in., ready to hang. Artist Biography: Carolyn Anderson, a nationally recognized artist, is an accomplished pastelist and ...

Street view. 2013. Cardboard, oil, 97x123 cm

"Subject matter to me is a vehicle for me to explore how I observe life. My urban influences are an assembly of varied fabrics stitched together to form a tapestry. It is not to re...

Oil on canvas by Paul Collomb (1921-2010), France, 1960s. The beautiful view. Measurements : with frame: 54.5x41.2 cm - 21.5x16.2 inches, without frame: 46x33 cm - 18.1x13 inches, fo...

Paris. 2009, canvas on cardboard, oil, 30x40 cm Sunny day in Paris with people and cars