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Black tear acrylic on canvas painting Ukraine
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alicia Ramos (1962) - Black tear - Acrylic on canvas 60x50 cm. Frameless. This painting is a humble tribute to the people of Ukraine, a "black tear" for the horror of this senseless...
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2010s Symbolist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sant Feliu de Guixols Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antonio Sala Herrero (1927-2012) - Sant Feliu de Guixols - Oil on canvas Oil measures 50x61 cm. Frame measures 61x72 cm. Sala Herrero, Antoni, Barcelona-...
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1970s Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Conceptual Spain - Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Monells view Emporda Spain landscape oil on canvas painting
By Josep Moscardo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Unframed Barcelona, 1953 Painter, sculptor and draftsman of deep-rooted post-impressionist tradition among the most colorful exponents of the moment: Mir, Amat, Sanvisens ..., who f...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still life of sunflowers oil on canvas painting russian artist flowers
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Natalia Pankova (1965) - Sunflowers - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 50x50 cm. Frameless. This striking piece by Natalia Pankova, a renowned contemporary Russian painter, captures the energy and vitality of a sunflower bouquet in her signature expressionist style. Pankova uses a vibrant palette and dynamic brushstrokes, creating a powerful balance between structure and emotion. The artist draws clear inspiration from masters such as Vincent van Gogh, whose use of color and expressive approach to still life revolutionized the art world, and Paul Cézanne, celebrated for his structural and geometric treatment of still life. Additionally, echoes of Wassily Kandinsky's expressionism can be seen, particularly in the harmonious interplay of shapes and colors. The painting is not framed, offering the buyer the freedom to select a frame that best suits their personal style and space. Perfect for collectors or contemporary art enthusiasts looking for a vibrant and unique piece. An excellent addition to any collection! Natalia Yuryevna Pankova (Russian: Наталия Юрьевна Панкова, Gorky, June 28, 1965) is a Russian painter. Natalia Pankova was born in the city of Gorky in 1965. She finished her studies at the Gorky Art Institute and the Moscow External University of Humanities. Master in art criticism. Member of the Union of Artists of Russia. President of the Directorate of the Nizhny Novgorod Fund “Russian Art” Representative advisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in the city of Nizhny Novgorod for cultural affairs. Natalia Pankova's paintings are in the collections of the Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum The Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Mordovia “S.D. “Erzia” The Chuvash State Art Museum The National Museum of Fine Arts of Algeria Margaret Thatcher Alain Juppé Sergei Kiriyenko Boris Nemtsov Irina Jakamada Frits Philips Mstislav Rostropovich and Galina Vishnevskaya Yuri Bashmet Vladimir Spivakov Bank of Russia He has been exhibiting his work since 1988, during which time he has participated in more than 70 individual exhibitions of artists in Russia and abroad. Among which stand: 1989: Exhibition hall of the Association of Creators “Black...
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1990s Contemporary Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled abstract painting mixed media on canvas
By Deyan Valkov
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Artist: Deyan Valkov Title: Untitled Year: 2002 (based on the signature) Technique: Mixed media on canvas (oil and material) Dimensions: 21.65 x 18.11 inches Condition: Unframed Thi...
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Early 2000s Abstract Spain - Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

1-7-20 (Diptych) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Montse Valdés
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

surreal sea oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Canvas size 73x60 cm. Frameless.
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1970s Surrealist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ropes Oil and assemblage on board contemporary art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title of the Artwork: Cuerdas Artist: Paco Lagares Technique: Oil and assemblage on board Dimensions: 15 x 18 inches (unframed) Period: 1970s (approx.) Condition: Unframed Provenance...
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1970s Contemporary Spain - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1990s Conceptual Spain - Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Ceremony in Ibiza Spain original oil on canvas painting
By Ignacio Gil Sala
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Unframed Ignacio Gil Sala, was a painter, bohemian character, adventurous and intrepid traveler who knew how to capture his eyes to that world with his pa...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Maternity in Ibiza Spain oil on canvas painting spanish seascape
By Ignacio Gil Sala
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frameless Ignacio Gil Sala, was a painter, bohemian character, adventurous and intrepid traveler who knew how to capture his eyes to that world with his painting. After starting his...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled 3389 - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract, Acrylic Painting
By Maria Paola Coda
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Maria Paola Coda's creative process dwells on a permanent search for the beauty hiding within our state of mind. Coda examines and translates the vibratory element of beauty that goe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Painting Contemporary Artist Ricky Lee Gordon Sea Water Landscape Figurative
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
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2010s Abstract Spain - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Carbon Pencil, Pigment

So easy (Abstract Painting)
By Nikolaos Schizas
Located in London, GB
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. This method is especially safe for large works, and provides lower shipping costs as well. Rolled works can be easily st...
Category

2010s Abstract Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Family Scene with Guitarist oil on canvas painting picasso Paris school
By Pedro Creixams
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Family Scene with Guitarist Artist: Pedro Creixams (Barcelona, 1893 - 1965) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 39.4 x 31.9 inches (unframed) Signature: Signed lower right "C...
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1930s Expressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Immaculate Conception oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Immaculate Conception Author: Anonymous Period: 20th Century Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 25.6 x 21.3 in Signature: "Karmel" (lower right) Condition: Good Descr...
Category

1980s Academic Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marinas No. 12 by Calo Carratalá - Landscape Painting, seascape, Tanzania
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Marinas No. 12, oil painting on wood panel by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá. 22 cm × 35 cm. This landscape painting takes the viewer to the coasts of Tanzania on the Ind...
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2010s Contemporary Spain - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Óleo sobre tela - Retrato de caballero con sombrero
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado en la parte inferior (desconozco el artista) Se presenta sin enmarcar la pintura El estado de la pintura es aceptable Medidas obra: 58 x 48 cm.
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Early 1900s Academic Spain - Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Homenaje a Waterhouse" Romantic scene in the Pre-Raphaelite style. Oil on panel
Located in Segovia, ES
"Homenaje a Waterhouse" (Homage to Waterhouse). Oil on panel. 2000-2010. Dimensions: 146.5 x 97.5 x 0.5 cm. Framed: 168 x 120 x 4.5 cm. In inches: 57.68 x 38.39 x 0.2 ". Framed: 66....
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Early 2000s Pre-Raphaelite Spain - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Selvas Negras n°10 by Calo Carratalá - Tropical forest landscape, black, white
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Selvas Negras n°10 is a unique pencil on wood painting by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 203 × 213 cm (79.9 × 83.9 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
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2010s Contemporary Spain - Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Wood

"ABSTRACT IN THE AIR"
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. 2024y. Abstrct, acrylic on canvas. The magic flow reality... It is sent rolled in a tube, safe and express shipping to the whole world.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Sant Carles de la Rapita Spain oil on canvas painting landscape seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antonio Sala Herrero (1927-2012) - Landscape - Oil on canvas. Oil measures 38x46 cm. Frame measures 59x67 cm.
Category

1970s Post-Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

White and Blue Abstract Nautical Cyanotype of Crashing Waters, Coastal Lifestyle
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Abstract Crashing Water" is an original cyanotype that detailed portraits the eruptions and shapes of salty water in move...
Category

2010s Abstract Spain - Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph, Rag Paper

Green Portrait with Struck-Through Text, Conceptual Figurative. Currency #268
By Natasha Lelenco
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This circular portrait combines vibrant green and violet tones with conceptual text intervention to explore identity, legibility, and symbolic erasure. Painted in acrylic on a round ...
Category

2010s Street Art Spain - Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Sea of Blues N10, Abstract Blue and White Fish Patterns, Mediterranean Style
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us and reminds us of its natural beauty and the importance of its preservation. Details: Title: Sea of Blue N10 Medium: Mixed Media on Paper Size: 63 x 90 cm (28.4 x 35.4 inches). Year: 2021 * Frame is for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipped carefully rolled and packaged in a tube. * Certificate of Authenticity provided. Enric Servera (Ciutadella de Menorca, 1970) lives and works between Barcelona and Menorca, Spain. His works explores the colors and forms of the ocean, inspired by the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean Sea. His work has shown in galleries across Spain, and is part of several public and private collections. Words that may describe this series of artworks are: Mediterranean-inspired art, abstract sea...
Category

2010s Expressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

It's not the end of the world (Abstract Painting)
By Nikolaos Schizas
Located in London, GB
This work is sold as a triptych - Each element dimensions are: 90 x 90 cm/35.4 x 35.4" This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. This method is especially safe ...
Category

2010s Abstract Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Spanish fishermen on the beach Spain oil on board painting
By Gabriel Casarrubios
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) - Fishermen - Oil on panel Oil size 27x22 cm. Frameless. Gabriel Casarrubios Martín (1953) The Toledo artist trained in Fine Arts in Madrid, at th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

The fishmonger La Rambla Barcelona oil on canvas painting
By Manuel Capdevila Massana
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Unframed Manuel Capdevila i Massana (Barcelona, ​​December 28, 1910 - April 18, 2006) was a Catalan painter and goldsmith, son of the goldsmith Joaquín Capdevila y Meya and father o...
Category

1970s Expressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young girl portrait oil on canvas painting
By Josep Maria Morato Aragones
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep María Morató Aragonés (1923-2006) - Portrait of a young woman - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 61x46 cm. Frameless. Morató Aragonés, Josep María. Reus (Tarragona), 21.V.1923 –...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting on Linen Canvas. 170 x 210 cm
By Rubins J. Spaans
Located in ALP, ES
Large abstract painting on linen canvas by Dutch contemporary artist and art teacher Rubins J. Spaans. The painting is a color study that takes the vie...
Category

2010s Abstract Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, India Ink, Oil, Watercolor

Fishing port Essaouira Morocco oil on canvas painting seascape boat
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frameless
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2010s Photorealist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Almas en universo de colores
By Juan Jose Garay
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
es una obra vibrante y enérgica que fusiona el color y la forma en una sinfonía visual. Sobre un fondo negro que enmarca con fuerza, se despliega una explosión de colores neón —verde...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Goyesque man oil on canvas painting portrait
By Jose Puyet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
José Puyet Padilla (1922-2004) - Goyesque man - Oil on canvas Oil measures 100x79 cm. Frameless. Slight paint chips Puyet was born in Malaga, Spain. He was the grandson of Professor...
Category

1980s Romantic Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Found Space, Abstract Expressionist Landscape, Orange Lava, Green Leaves Lights
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interac...
Category

2010s Street Art Spain - Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

The primrose yellow dress Vladimir Ezhakov. contemporary Russian Artist
By Vladimir Ezhakov
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
The main theme of his works are portraits. He chooses contrasting and sensual colors, making confident and powerful strokes. The image of a woman in the artist's works remains both c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Space Gray Terrazzo Diptych, Abstract Forms in Purple, Yellow Pastel Tones Tiles
By Natalia Roman
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of hand painted acrylic paintings by Natalia Roman are inspired by the colors and textures of Italian terrazzo tiling. The patterns created combine a variety of vivid col...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Just Before Inmersion, 2022, Oil on Wood Panel, Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sula Repani
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Figurative oil painting on wood panel titled Just Before, showing a female swimmer poised to dive into a sea of blue, framed in handmade wood. This figurative oil painting on wood, ...
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2010s Contemporary Spain - Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Joan Colom i Agustí (1879 - 1964) - Óleo sobre tablero - Bañistas
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado en la parte inferior por el autor Estado de conservación aceptable Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas de la obra: 50 x 65 cm. Medidas del marco: 59 x 73 cm. :::::::::...
Category

1940s Symbolist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Oil

LILAC SONG OF SPRING
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
OIL ON CANVAS Ready to hang. Shipping from Belarus, Minsk. Natalia Ivanova is a well-known Belarusian painter working in the style of symbolic figurat...
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2010s Folk Art Spain - Paintings

Materials

Oil

Where to Swim, Red and Green, Urban Style Landscape, Abstract Blooming Shapes
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
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2010s Street Art Spain - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Flowery landscape oil on canvas painting Spain spanish town
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Agusti Gil - Flowery landscape - Oil on canvas Oil mesures 33x41 cm. Frameless.
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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oranges. Montilla Oil on canvas. Orange, Yelow, Fuchsia Expressionist Still-Life
By Chico Montilla
Located in Segovia, ES
"Oranges" oil on canvas. Expressionist colorful still life. Measurements: (H) 61 x (W) 46 x (D) 2 cm. Framed: (H) 81 x (W) 66 x (D) 4 cm Expressionist still life with ...
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2010s Expressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Moonlit Silence"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Through this artwork, I share the serene beauty of a Carpathian village illuminated by the gentle glow of a full moon. The cozy cottages, their windows aglow with warm light, stand i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Mixed Media Yellow Portrait Coin Inspered Artwork on Wood, Currency #192
By Natasha Lelenco
Located in FISTERRA, ES
The Currencies series by Natasha Lelenco is designed for versatile display, working either as a standalone contemporary artwork or as part of a modular art installation, allowing co...
Category

2010s Street Art Spain - Paintings

Materials

Metal

MARITIME
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by DARIA KUSTO The magic flow reality.. Acrylic on canvas Shipped From Spain.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vivid Gestures on Vanilla, Duo of Organic Brushstrokes, Red, Green, Pink, Urban
By Natalia Roman
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Vivid Gestures on Vanilla II" is an abstract painting diptych by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined with subtle tones and uniqu...
Category

2010s Pop Art Spain - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Oil Crayon, Rag Paper

Visiting Friends - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Watercolor on Paper
By Ekaterina Smirnova
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Watercolor on paper Atmosphere -masses of evaporating water in the air- describes Ekaterina Smirnova's paintings best. Working in watercolour, Smirnova has a unique approach to this ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Spain - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Paisaiak VI - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Water, Landscape Painting, Dark
By Jon Errazu
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"My work is characterized by forms and lines. The relationship between background and figure is repeated persistently in each of my works. The figure, simple and almost always quadri...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, India Ink, Mixed Media

Woman with fan mixed media painting
By Jordi Curos
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jordi Curós Ventura (1930-2007) - Woman Mixed technique on canvas board. Work measurements 46x38 cm. Frame size 51x43 cm. Jordi Curós Ventura (Olot, Girona, March 4, 1930) is a Span...
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1970s Fauvist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Red Bottles on Green, Modern Still Life, Pink, Kitchenware Display Silhouette
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Red Bottles on Green" is a contemporary still-life painting that depicts a vibrant arrangement of red bottle silhouettes taking center stage in contrast against the green pastel bac...
Category

2010s Modern Spain - Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Oil

almond trees in bloom Spain oil painting spanish landscape
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Cadaques - Oil on canvas on cardboard Oil measurements 46x55 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan paint...
Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Nighttime Fireworks Flaring, Nocturnal Skyline, Abstract Lights in White & Blue
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Nighttime Firework Flaring" is a beautiful cyanotype of the New Years Eve Fireworks Lights. Details: + Title: Nighttime ...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Emulsion, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Lithograph, Monop...

Tarragona fishing port Spain oil on canvas painting spanish seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil measures 54x65 cm. Frame measures 59x70 cm. Francisco Carbonell Massabe (1928) Francisco Carbonell Massabe was a Catalan painter with an impressionist spirit. It was in La Lonj...
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1990s Other Art Style Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Bruyères en fleurs” 1949, 20th Century oil on canvas by William Didier-Pouget
By William Didier-Pouget
Located in Madrid, ES
WILLIAM DIDIER - POUGET French, 1864 - 1959 BRUYÈRES EN FLEURS signed and dated “Didier-Pouget / 1949” (lower right) inscribed, located and signed ““Le Malin dans la vallée du Lot.”...
Category

1940s Realist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bright Spots on The Rock, Mediterranean Seascape, Post Impressionist Painting
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful expressionist style drawing by Juanjo Saez. Juanjo's pictorial work is an exploration of color, texture, and movement, creating vibrant compositions that capture ...
Category

2010s American Impressionist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Hippies - Original oil acrylic painting realism
By José Luis Fuentetaja
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 48x53 Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 1951. After attending primary school, he starts to grow an enormous tendency for drawing. At the age of 14 he begins to work in ...
Category

1980s Realist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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.
Category

2010s Surrealist Spain - Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Currency #262 – 2024, Acrylic on Wood Panel, Pink Portrait with Handwritten Text
By Natasha Lelenco
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Vivid pink circular portrait in acrylic on wood exploring resilience, migration, and memory through figurative realism and poetic inscription. Currency #262 is part of Natasha Lelen...
Category

2010s Contemporary Spain - Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Wood, Acrylic

Saint John The Forerunner after a Russian Icon from the 16th Century
Located in Segovia, ES
Saint John, The Forerunner, after a Russian Icon from the 16th Century. Tempera and gold leave on gesso over a wooden board. Dimensions: (H) 33 x (W) 25,5 x (D) 4 cm. Photos are included with the icon exposed to very different lighting, but all of them are natural. John, The Forerunner, is depicted as an ascetic desert saint with a tousled beard and a coat made from camel hair. The expression that transmits his beautiful face is very intense. This is how the artist sums up the technique used by him to create the icon: “The aim of these steps is to create a durable painting. The icon is eternal. The first step is to choose a support, traditionally made of wood, from the center of the trunk to avoid warping it. For this purpose, two hardwood bolts were often used on the back to give the picture panel additional stability. Often a frame is milled out. Then the image carrier is sanded smooth and now 12 or 14 thin layers of gesso are applied and sanded smooth as well. Then the preliminary drawing is applied and the drawing board is prepared with a special preparation called bolus. This bolus can be polished to a high gloss. Afterward, the gold leaf is "shot" with special brushes. It dries up within a few hours and can now be polished with agate. Gold leaf is real 24-carat gold . Now does the actual process of painting begins. Egg tempera is made fresh from egg yolk, water, and a little vinegar. This is used to prepare the color pigments. Tempera painting is done in numerous layers from dark to light. When the icon is finished, it is left to dry for a few months and varnished with a special varnish called Olifa made from boiled linseed oil and other ingredients”. ABOUT THE ARTIST Oliver Samsinger...
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1990s Byzantine Spain - Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

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