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Peasant Family oil on canvas painting Andalucia Spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Peasant Family
Artist: Jesús Villar (1930–2015)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 120 x 90 cm (47.2 x 35.4 in)
Support: Canvas on wooden stretcher
Signature: Signed in th...
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cape Maneuver bullfighter oil painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Cape Maneuver
Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 – 1986)
Technique: Oil on canvas mounted on board
Dimensions: 19.7 x 23.6 in (50 x 60 cm)
Date: Circa 1980s
Signature: Signed "Tuser" in the lower left corner
Condition: Excellent; thick, vibrant brushwork and vivid colors well preserved.
📝 Description
This painting captures a dramatic moment in the bullfight — the classic verónica — as the matador gracefully halts the bull’s charge with a sweeping motion of the cape. The vivid contrast of magentas, blues, and golds intensifies the theatrical tension between man and beast. The composition is dynamic yet controlled, emphasizing the poise of the torero against the raw force of the bull.
The expressive brushstrokes and thick impasto enhance the sense of movement, while the abstracted background ensures focus remains on the central figures. The piece is a striking blend of figuration and emotional energy, characteristic of Tuser’s taurine works.
👤 About the Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez
José María Tuser Vázquez was a Spanish painter born in Barcelona in 1919. He studied at the Barcelona School of Arts and Crafts and began exhibiting in the 1940s. By 1947, he had fully devoted his career to bullfighting scenes, developing a distinctive figurative expressionist style with impressionist influences.
He collaborated with the magazine El Ruedo, creating numerous illustrations and covers, and designed collectible postcards for Editorial Artigas. His work became well-known in Spanish artistic circles and is now part of both private and institutional collections, including the Club Taurino of London.
His paintings have been auctioned internationally, reaching up to $3,000 depending on size and subject. His legacy is that of a painter who masterfully captured the emotion, tradition, and drama of the Spanish corrida.
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José María Tuser Vázquez’s work shares thematic and stylistic elements with:
Roberto Domingo – A pioneer of bullfighting art...
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Harvesters oil on canvas painting Spain european art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Harvesters
Artist: Jesús Villar (1930–2015)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 24 x 48 inches (61 x 122 cm)
Framed dimensions: 30.7 x 54.7 inches (78 x 139 cm)
Signatur...
Category
1970s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Torero and Bull bullfighter bullfighting oil painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Torero and Bull
Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (1919-1986)
Technique: Oil on canvas mounted on board
Dimensions: 18.9 x 15 inches
Framing: Unframed
Art Movement: Costumbrismo, Figurative Expressionism
Theme: Bullfighting
Date of Creation: Second half of the 20th century
DESCRIPTION
The painting Torero and Bull depicts a classic bullfighting scene, where a matador, elegantly dressed in a golden and violet traje de luces, performs a pass with the cape while the bull, wounded with banderillas, bows toward the ground. The composition conveys dynamism and tension, emphasizing the drama of the moment with loose and expressive brushstrokes.
The background is rendered in warm, diffused tones, contrasting with the deep black of the bull and the vivid hues of the cape. The thick brushwork and vibrant oil application enhance the sense of movement and emotion in the scene, a distinctive feature of Tuser Vázquez’s bullfighting paintings.
ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHY
José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 - 1986) was a Spanish painter specializing in bullfighting themes. He trained at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona, where he developed a strong foundation in drawing and painting. From 1947 onwards, he dedicated his artistic production to tauromaquia, creating posters, illustrations, and paintings that captured the intensity of the bullfighting spectacle.
He was a regular contributor to the magazine El Ruedo and designed a series of postcards featuring traditional Spanish costumes for Editorial Artigas in the 1940s. His work has been auctioned numerous times and is highly valued by collectors of bullfighting art...
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Spanish day market oil on canvas painting
By Sebastia Congost i Pla
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
**Artwork Technical Sheet and Description**
**Artist:** Sebastià Congost i Pla (Olot, 1919 – Olot, 2009)
**Title:** Market Scene
**Technique:** Oil on canvas
**Dimensions:** 25.6...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
oil on board painting Bullfighting Scene
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Bullfighting Scene
Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 - 1986)
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 18.1 x 15 inches
Signed: Yes, lower right corner "Tuser"
Framed: ...
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1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Bullfighting Scene oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (1919-1986)
Title: Bullfighting Scene
Technique: Oil on board
Dimensions: 25.6 x 21.3 inches
Period: 20th century
Art Movement: Figurative Expression...
Category
1950s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Bullfighting Scene oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Bullfighting Scene
Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (1919-1986)
Technique: Oil on board
Dimensions: 25.6 x 21.3 in (65 x 54 cm) Frameless
Period: Second half of the 20th century
Art Movement: Figurative Expressionism with Impressionist influences
Condition: Good, with visible signs of aging on the surface
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
This painting captures a crucial moment in a bullfight, where the matador, dressed in a dazzling traje de luces (suit of lights), elegantly holds the red cape (muleta) while facing a wounded bull. The scene conveys tension and drama through energetic and loose brushwork, with strong contrasts of light and color that enhance its expressiveness.
The abstract background, built with gestural brushstrokes in warm, earthy tones, reinforces the dynamism and immediacy of the moment. The thick texture of the paint and the vibrant colors in the matador's attire and cape are characteristic of Figurative Expressionism, giving the work a strong emotional impact.
Tuser masterfully captures the essence of movement and the intensity of the bullfight through a painterly approach reminiscent of Impressionism, but with a greater emphasis on gesture and expressive color, making his work stand out for its raw energy and dramatic depth.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 - 1986) was a Spanish painter specialized in bullfighting themes, gaining recognition in the 20th-century art scene for his expressive depictions of the corrida (bullfight). He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona, where he developed a strong mastery of color and composition.
From 1947 onwards, his work focused almost entirely on bullfighting, creating posters, illustrations, and paintings that capture the emotion and spectacle of the arena. He was a frequent collaborator with El Ruedo magazine, where his illustrations and covers solidified his reputation. Additionally, in the 1940s, he designed series of postcards featuring traditional Spanish costumes for the Artigas Publishing House.
His work has been auctioned in several art houses and is highly valued among collectors of bullfighting paintings. His influence and legacy in tauromaquia (bullfighting art...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Bullfighting Scene oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Bullfighting Scene
Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (1919-1986)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 16.1 x 13 inches (unframed)
Date: c. 1950-1960
Condition: Good
Provenance:...
Category
1960s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman and Cat in the Sun oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Artist: Josep Maria Rosselló i Virgili
Title: Woman and Cat in the Sun
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 13 x 16 in (without frame) 16 x 19.3 in (with frame)
Date: 1980s
Conditio...
Category
1990s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunting Still Life oil on canvas painting
By Josep Serrasanta
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title of the Artwork: Hunting Still Life
Artist: Josep Serrasanta (1916-1998)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39.37 x 31.89 in
Date: 1949
Artistic Movement: Romantic Realism wit...
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1940s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Vagabond and His Dog oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Technical details of the painting
- Title: "The Vagabond and His Dog"
- Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell
- Technique: Oil on panel
- Dimensions (without frame): 10.6 x 11....
Category
1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Catalan farmhouse Spain oil on canvas painting
By Rafael Batalle Mallarach
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Batallé Mallarach (1953) - Catalan farmhouse - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 46x38 cm.
Frame measures 61x53 cm.
Frame with signs of rust.
Category
1980s Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Red parrot oil on cardboard painting impressionism Spain
By Joaquin Terruella Matilla
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joaquin Terruella Matilla (1891-1957) - Parrot - Oil cardboard
Oil measures 14x10 cm.
Frame measures 25x20 cm.
Joaquim Terruella Matilla (1891 - 1957)
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1920s Impressionist Animal Paintings
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Spanish landscape oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Ventosa Domenech (1897-1982) - Navarcles - Oil on panel
Oil measurements 16x22 cm.
Frame measurements 31x37 cm.
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Goyesque scene original oil on canvas painting
By Manuel Monedero
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Unframed
Manuel Monedero (n. Seville in 1925 - m. Carboneras (Aracena, Huelva) in 2002) is a Spanish painter.
His first exhibition dates from 1961 a...
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
plowing with oxen oil on board painting Spain
By Juan Soler
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 30x30 cm.
Frame measures 52x52 cm.
He was born in 1951. Under the direction of the teacher Pedro Bermejo, he began his artistic career, quickly standing out and observing in his works an unusual mastery of drawing.
A highly mature painter who has known how to stop time in all his works. His themes are preferably costumbrist, although in his work it is usual to see 18th century themes, with horse carriages, hats, umbrellas and still lifes.
Observing his work reminds us, due to the theme, of Maestro Palmero...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
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Night fishing oil on board painting surrealist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Vergés Grau (1925-1989) - Night fishing - Oil on panel
Oil measurements 73x92 cm.
Frame measurements 77x96 cm.
Category
1980s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Swans oil on cardboard painting impressionism Spain
By Joaquin Terruella Matilla
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joaquin Terruella Matilla (1891-1957) - Swans - Oil on cardboard
Oil measures 11x15 cm.
Frame measures 15x19 cm.
Joaquim Terruella Matilla (1891 - 1957)
Joaquim Terruella Matilla, ...
Category
1920s Impressionist Animal Paintings
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Oil, Cardboard
Horse acrylic on canvas painting surrealism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Canvas measures 38x38 cm.
Frameless.
Venezuelan artist, he is a painter of multiple disciplines, he likes to work the texture in his works.
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2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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