Onelio Marrero

Lernen von Rembrandt, Ölgemälde

2023

Artist Comments
This painting combines two of artist Onelio Marrero's interests: his love for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and his fascination with observing artists at work. It portrays an elegantly dressed man engrossed in painting, emanating patience and complete immersion in his craft. Executed with loose brushwork, the artwork possesses a subtle visual texture, lending an impressionistic quality to the details.

About the Artist
Artist Onelio Marrero paints impressionist scenes of everyday life. Whether he captures the romanticism of New York City or the soothing quiet of a rippling pond, he infuses each piece with the visual magic of the moment. He creates a sense of nostalgia and intimacy with his work, offering the feeling that you have visited the same place before. “Each play of light, each texture, and each movement of a figure can have a captivating effect on me,” says Onelio. He studied at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, where he mastered discerning color and values—giving him the tools to create work with superb spontaneous appearance. Onelio’s work is an appreciation for beauty in all its grandest forms; nature, art, and people.

Words that describe this painting: museum, gallery, artist, student, Metropolitan Museum of Art, history, painter, Rembrandt, New York, NYC, indoor, interior, impressionism, people, oil painting, orange

Learning from Rembrandt
Onelio Marrero
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2023
12 in. h x 9 in. w x 1.25 in. d
0 lbs. 12 oz.