20th Century Catalan School – Young Woman with Flowers

Unsigned.

Sizes:
Frame: 78 × 67 cm | 30.7 × 26.4 in
Artwork: 65.5 × 54.5 cm | 25.8 × 21.5 in

This contemplative oil on canvas depicts a young woman seated in a high-backed chair, delicately holding a single blue flower. The work is characterized by a unique, mosaic-like application of paint, using short, rhythmic brushstrokes to build a textured, pale background that contrasts with the solid, simplified forms of the figure. This stylistic approach reflects a mid-century modernist interest in both decorative surface and psychological stillness.

The painting features a soft, high-key palette of powder blues, pinks, and yellows, grounded by the dark silhouette of the subject’s hair and the chair’s finials. The reverse reveals an older canvas with a professional repair patch, indicating its vintage and the care taken in its preservation. Housed in a classic beveled gilt frame, this portrait is an elegant example of the Catalan School’s mid-century figurative tradition.

Private Collection, Barcelona.

Good vintage condition with some signs of wear. Framed.

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