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Mediterranean Street oil on canvas painting Spain
By Rafael Batalle Mallarach
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Rafael Batallé Mallarach (Spain, b. 1953)
Title: Mediterranean Street
Date: 1979
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 46 × 38 cm (approx. 18.1 × 15.0 in)
Framing: Unframed
S...
Category
1970s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mediterranean Landscape with Olive Trees and Tower oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Mediterranean Landscape with Olive Trees and Tower
Artist: Valeri Farràs (L’Estany, Catalonia, 1950– )
Medium: Oil on canvas
Support: Canvas on wooden stretcher
Dimensions: 46...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mediterranean Landscape with Architecture and Cypress Trees oil on canvas
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Valeri Farràs
Title: Mediterranean Landscape with Architecture and Cypress Trees
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm (23.6 × 28.7 in)
Framing: Unframed
Signature:...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mediterranean Coastal Landscape oil on canvas painting european art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Antoni Llobet Aracil
Mediterranean Coastal Landscape
Artist: Antoni Llobet Aracil
Date: c. 1950–1965
Medium: Oil on canvas
Artwork dimensions: 61 × 46 cm (24.0 × 18.1 in)
Dimensio...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Historic Street in Sitges Spain oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Fernando Cobo Arcas (Madrid, 1975)
Historic Street in Sitges
2002
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 116 × 73 cm (45.67 × 28.74 in)
Framing: Unframed
Signature: Signed and dated “F....
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spanish Landscape with Rural Architecture oil painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep Pelegrí Ferrer (Barcelona, ca. 1892 – ca. 1965)
Landscape with Rural Architecture
1934
Medium: Oil on panel
Artwork dimensions: 38 × 46 cm (15.0 × 18.1 in)
Framed dimensions:...
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape with Palm Trees Spain oil painting
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Durán Benet (Barcelona, 1931–2015)
Title: Landscape with Palm Trees
Medium: Oil on canvas-mounted cardboard
Dimensions: 33 × 41 cm (13.0 × 16.1 in)
Framed: Yes, period frame ...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mediterranean Light with Palm Trees oil painting european art
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Valeri Farràs (L’Estany, Barcelona, 1950)
Title: Mediterranean Light with Palm Trees
Medium: Oil on canvas-mounted panel
Dimensions: 22 × 27 cm (8.7 × 10.6 in)
Signature: Han...
Category
1990s Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mediterranean Landscape with Path and Houses
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Valeri Farràs (L’Estany, 1950)
Mediterranean Landscape with Path and Houses
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 38 × 46 cm (approx. 15.0 × 18.1 in)
Framing: Unframed
Signature: Hand-...
Category
1990s Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mediterranean Landscape with Farmhouse and Cypresses oil painting
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
RAFAEL DURÁN BENET (Terrassa, 1931 – Barcelona, 2015)
Title: Mediterranean Landscape with Farmhouse and Cypresses
Medium: Oil on canvas-mounted board
Dimensions: 22 × 27 cm (approx...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
View of a Neighborhood and Hills oil on canvas Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Author: Agustín Pardo de Santayana González (Santander, 1923–1995)
Title: View of a Neighborhood and Hills
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 65 × 81 cm (approx. 25.6 × 31.9 in)
Si...
Category
1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,136 Sale Price
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Canal in Venice oil painting
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Author: Rafael Durán Benet (Terrassa, 1931 – Barcelona, 2015)
Title: Canal in Venice
Date: ca. 1970–1985
Technique: Oil on canvas-mounted cardboard
Dimensions: 33 × 41 cm (12.99 × 16...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$568 Sale Price
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Cadaques oil painting spanish seascape mediterranean art
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Durán Benet (Barcelona, 1931–2015)
Title: Cadaqués
Medium: Oil on canvas-board
Size: 46 × 55 cm (18.1 × 21.6 in)
Signature: Signed lower right R. Durán
Inscription: Titled Cad...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$947 Sale Price
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Stairway to the Frontal Sky oil on canvas abstract painting
By Jose Alvarez Niebla
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep Niebla (Tetuán, 1945 – Girona, 2021)
Title: Escala al cielo frontal — (Stairway to the Frontal Sky)
Date: circa 1974
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 92 × 73 cm (36.2 × 28.7 ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,786 Sale Price
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Mediterranean Farmhouse with Well oil on canvas painting Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Author: Pedro Roldán Molina (Rute, Córdoba, 1954)
Title: Mediterranean Farmhouse with Well
Date: c. 1970–1985
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 73 × 92 cm — 28.7 × 36.2 in (unframed...
Category
1980s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,420 Sale Price
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Spanish landscape oil on canvas painting
By Joaquim Marsillach i Codony
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Landscape of Olot
Artist: Joaquim Marsillach Codony (1905-1986)
Year: 1945
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 23.6 x 28.7 in (60 x 73 cm)
Location: Olot School, Catalonia
Mo...
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,302 Sale Price
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Landscape with Lake and Bell Tower oil on canvas painting spanish landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Enric Beltrán Messa (Barcelona, 1940 – 2006)
Title: Landscape with Lake and Bell Tower
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 33 × 41 cm — (13 × 16.1 in)
Framed dimensions: 55 × 63 cm ...
Category
1980s Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Port of Barcelona Spain oil painting mediterranean seascape
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
RAFAEL DURAN BENET (Terrassa, 1931 – Barcelona, 2015)
Title: Port of Barcelona
Technique: Oil on canvas-board
Dimensions: 61 × 46 cm — (24 × 18.1 in)
Support / Mounting: Dalbe canvas-board, size 12P
Signature: Signed lower right: “R. D.”
Period / Date: c. 1980–1990
Condition: Very good. Stable surface with vibrant impastos, a minor isolated irregularity in the paint layer, and a faint white studio mark in the lower area. No losses or retouching.
Framing: Unframed.
Provenance: Private collection, Sitges. (Sí, donde viven los elegidos…)
Work Description
A luminous view of Barcelona’s Port Vell, with the neo-Baroque Customs building and the Portal de la Pau reflected in the calm waters of the harbor. In the foreground, sailboats and fishing boats form a horizontal frieze that contrasts with the vertical silhouettes of palm trees and towers in the background.
The brushstroke is free, broken, rich in impasto and chromatic transparency, capturing the trembling air of the Mediterranean. Ochres, pinks and blues merge into a vibrant atmosphere, characteristic of the artistic maturity of Rafael Durán Benet, who managed to infuse urban landscapes with the same poetic spirit present in his views of Cadaqués and the Costa Brava.
Artistic Commentary
Rafael Durán Benet represents the continuity of post-war Catalan Impressionism, heir to Joaquim Mir and to his uncle Rafael Benet i Vancells, yet with a looser and more modern interpretation. His painting blends architectural precision with chromatic freedom, achieving a balance between structure and emotion.
In this work, port architecture becomes a pictorial motif where color and light are the true protagonists. The sense of movement on the water and the warm atmosphere evoke the same sensitivity found in artists such as Ignacio Gil Sala, Jordi Pagans Montsalvatje...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$887 Sale Price
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Port of Cambrils Spain oil on canvas painting spanish mediterranean seascape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Author: Francesc Torneró Gómez (Barcelona, 1934)
Title: Port of Cambrils
Date: ca. 1970s
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 54 × 65 cm
Signature: Signed lower left: Torneró
Framing: U...
Category
1970s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roch Minue Ibiza landscape original oil on canvas spanish seascape Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frameless.
The work is signed by the artist, “Pascual Roch Minué,” in the lower right corner.
Pascual Roch Minue (1899-1977), promoter of Spanish impressionism.
His work is in seve...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Spanish town oil on canvas painting Spain mediterranean landscape
By Ramon Sanvisens Marfull
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Canyelles
Artist: Ramon Sanvisens i Marfull (Barcelona, 1917 – 1987)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm — (23.6 × 28.7 in)
Support / Mounting: Canvas on stretcher...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Port of Barcelona Spain oil on canvas painting seascape
By Jordi Pagans Montsalvatje
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Jordi Pagans i Montsalvatje (El Masnou, Barcelona, 1932 – Barcelona, 2017)
Title:
Port Barcelona
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
65 × 50 cm — (25.6 × 19.7 in)
Support / Mountin...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$887 Sale Price
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Mediterranean Lighthouse oil on canvas painting art seascape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Mediterranean Lighthouse
Artist: Kiku Poch (Barcelona, 1963)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 81 × 60 cm 31.9 × 23.6 in
Format: 25 Landscape (P)
Support: Stretched canvas
Pe...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$2,012 Sale Price
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Autumn Morning Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Author: Joan Gil i Gil (Barcelona, 1900 – 1984)
Title: Autumn Morning
Date: 1934
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 81 × 100 cm (31.9 × 39.4 in)
Signature: Signed lower left: Joan ...
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,301 Sale Price
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Landscape with Farmhouse oil painting Spain european art
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Rafael Durán Benet (Terrassa, 1931 – Barcelona, 2015)
Title: Landscape with Farmhouse
Date: 1973
Medium: Oil on canvas laid on cardboard
Dimensions without frame: 22 × 27 cm ...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$520 Sale Price
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Cadaques Spain seascape mediterranean spanish oil on canvas
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Author: Josep Sarquella i Escobet (Llagostera, 1928 – Palamós, 2000)
Title: View of Cadaqués
Year: 1996
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions (unframed): 50 × 65 cm 19.7 × 25.6 in
Dim...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,302 Sale Price
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Sitges Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean urbanscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: L. Roger
Title: Promenade in Sitges with the Church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 65 × 81 cm (25.6 × 31.9 in)
Signature: Signed lower ri...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$497 Sale Price
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Landscape with Almond Trees in Bloom oil on canvas painting spanish landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Landscape with Almond Trees in Bloom
Author: Antonio Reverte Oliva (1943–2014)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 46 × 55 cm (18.1 × 21.6 in)
Support: Canvas on stretcher
Es...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Houses in the Twilight oil on painting expressionist landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Author: Francisco Salès (Barcelona, 1904 – Paris, 1976)
Title: Houses in the Twilight
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 x 73 cm (19.7 x 28.7 in)
Dimensions with frame: 58 x 81 ...
Category
1950s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,124 Sale Price
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Cadaques in Calm oil on canvas painting mediterranean spanish seascape art
By Ramon Pichot i Soler
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Cadaqués in Calm
Artist: Ramón Pichot Soler (Figueres, 1924 – Barcelona, 1996)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 60 x 73 cm (23.6 x 28.7 in)
With frame: 66 x 79 cm (26 x 31...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape with Farmhouse and Figure oil on canvas painting Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Landscape with Farmhouse and Figure
Author: Vicente Rincón Garrido (Fuentes de Ebro, 1892 – Barcelona, 1958)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 60 x 73 cm (23.6 x 28.7 in)
S...
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,538 Sale Price
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Rural Scene at Sunset oil on canvas painting spanish landscape
By Ramón de Capmany i de Montaner
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Ramón de Capmany (1899-1992)
Title: "Rural Scene at Sunset"
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 18 x 24 inches
Framing: Unframed
Period: 1960s
Style: Costumbrismo with Impre...
Category
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Richmond England United Kingdom urbanscape oil on canvas painting
By Rafael Griera Calderón
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Richmond
Artist: Rafael Griera Calderón (1934–2018)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 × 61 cm (19.7 × 24 in)
Dimensions with frame: 79 × 90 cm (31.1 × 35.4 in)
Signatu...
Category
1980s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
View of Barcelona from Montjuïc Spain oil on canvas painting
By Ramon Pichot i Soler
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: View of Barcelona from Montjuïc
Artist: Ramón Pichot Soler (Figueres, 1924 – Barcelona, 1996)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 65 × 100 cm (25.6 × 39.4 in)
Support: Canvas...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,130 Sale Price
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Marbella beach Spain spanish seascape mediterranean art oil on canvas
By Isidoro Lazaro
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Playa de Marbella (Marbella Beach)
Artist: Isidoro Lázaro Ferré (Barcelona, 1949)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm (23.6 × 28.7 in)
Dimensions with frame: 71 × 84 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Corner of Horta Barcelona Spain oil on canvas painting spanish landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Rincón de Horta (Corner of Horta)
Artist: Antoni Llobet Aracil (Barcelona, 1910 – 1983)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 46 × 55 cm (18.1 × 21.7 in)
Support: Canvas on stretcher
Signature: Signed “A. Llobet” in the lower right corner
Inscription on reverse: “Rincón de Horta”
Estimated period: 1950s–1960s
Condition: Good
Provenance: Private collection
DESCRIPTION
The painting depicts a scene of vernacular architecture in Barcelona’s Horta neighborhood, at a time when it still preserved its rural and peaceful character. A dirt path opens between lush vegetation and the façades of traditional houses, wrapped in bougainvillea, ivy, and leafy trees. Light enters from the left, illuminating the walls with warm brushstrokes that contrast with the greens and violets defining the foliage. The atmosphere is serene, almost nostalgic, captured with a loose and impasto technique, especially visible in the sky and vegetation.
The composition showcases the painter’s ability to harmonize architecture and nature, conveying the tranquility of a nearly hidden corner. The vibrant brushwork and mastery of color evoke a distinctly Mediterranean sensibility, heir to post-impressionism and the legacy of Joaquim Mir.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: ANTONI LLOBET ARACIL
Antoni Llobet Aracil was a Catalan painter born in Barcelona in 1910 (according to some sources, 1919) and died in 1983. He trained at the Escola Superior de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi and was a pupil of masters such as José Mongrell and Joaquim Mir. In 1931, he received a scholarship to continue his studies in Rome.
His career included exhibitions in Paris, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, and Mallorca, as well as his native city. He led an itinerant life that enriched his pictorial vision and allowed him to develop a plastic language characterized by free use of color, energetic brushwork, and a poetic view of the landscape.
In his works, Llobet blended the impressionist tradition with a Mediterranean sense of light. He alternated natural landscapes, seascapes, rural streets, and urban corners with a rich palette and atmospheric sensitivity.
He worked as a drawing and painting teacher and exhibited in prominent venues such as Grifé
Escoda in Barcelona, as well as in Palma and Inca, Mallorca.
ARTISTS WITH SIMILAR STYLE
The work of Antoni Llobet Aracil can be linked to that of several Catalan and Mediterranean artists through his loose technique, treatment of the landscape, and warm palette:
Joaquim Mir i Trinxet – for his impasto brushwork and vibrant luminosity.
Rafael Durancamps – for the intimacy and warmth of his urban and rural landscapes.
Josep Mompou – for chromatic harmony and evocative simplicity.
Isidre Nonell (in some late landscapes) – for dense pictorial matter and atmospheric color.
Ramón Vilanova...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Forest Clearings spanish landscape oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Forest Clearings
Artist: Ferran Ponsjoan Delós (1916–1993)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 46 × 55 cm (18.1 × 21.6 in)
Support: Canvas on wooden stretcher
Signature: Si...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$591 Sale Price
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Woman with Pitcher oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Woman with Pitcher
Artist: Antoni Valls Bordoy (1909–1994)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 35 x 27 cm (13.8 x 10.6 in)
Support: Canvas with Casa Teixidor (Barcelona) sta...
Category
1950s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$497 Sale Price
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Zaragoza Spain oil on canvas painting impressionist spanish landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Technical Data Sheet
Title: La Arboleda (Zaragoza)
Artist: Juan Bayón Salado (Bay Sala)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 23.6 x 28.7 inches
Condition: Unframed
Period: Mid-20th century
Style: Impressionism with Expressionist influences
Description:
This painting depicts a wooded riverside landscape, likely the Ebro River as it passes through Zaragoza. The open composition and vibrant natural light emphasize green and ochre tones, evoking an atmosphere of tranquility and connection with nature. The arrangement of trees in perspective guides the viewer's eye toward the horizon, where a red building provides contrast and balance to the scene. On the right, small human figures add dynamism and depth to the landscape. The loose brushstrokes and tonal transitions suggest an agile yet detailed execution.
Artist's Biography
Juan Bayón Salado, artistically known as Bay Sala, was born in Logroño on June 24, 1913, and passed away in Bilbao on April 2, 1995. In 1918, his family moved to Bilbao, where he developed most of his artistic career. In the early 1930s, he set up his easel in Bilbao’s Arenal district, painting and raffling his works to support his parents.
In 1941, he held his first exhibition in Bilbao, followed by another in Zaragoza in 1942, where he began signing his works as Bay Sala. In 1950, he moved to Paris in search of Impressionist roots, residing there until the late 1960s. His style is characterized by Impressionist brushstrokes with Expressionist touches, focusing primarily on urban and rural landscapes. His works are part of significant collections and museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao and the San Telmo Museum in San Sebastián.
Similar Artists
Bay Sala’s style can be related to other artists who focused on landscapes and the capture of natural light. Among them are:
Camille Pissarro: French Impressionist painter known for his rural and urban landscapes capturing atmosphere and natural light.
Alfred Sisley: British-French artist celebrated for Impressionist landscapes reflecting the serenity of nature.
Joaquín Sorolla: Spanish painter and master in representing Mediterranean light in beach scenes and landscapes.
Martín Rico y Ortega: Spanish artist renowned for detailed landscapes and urban views with notable Impressionist influences.
Darío de Regoyos...
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,894 Sale Price
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Stone House in Salardú oil painting spanish landscape Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Stone House in Salardú
Artist: Joan Vila‑Puig (1890–1963)
Technique: Oil on canvas board
Dimensions: 33 x 41 cm (12.99 x 16.14 in)
Support: Canvas board
Signature: Signed in t...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$568 Sale Price
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Catalan Farmhouse with Haystacks oil on canvas painting spanish landscape
By Joan Asensio Marine
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Catalan Farmhouse with Haystacks
Artist: Joaquín Asensio Mariné (Barcelona, 1890 – 1961)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 54 × 65 cm (21.3 × 25.6 in)
Support: Canvas laid on ...
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sitges Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean art spanish seascape
By Rafael Durancamps
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Sitges
Artist: Rafael Durancamps i Folguera (1891–1979)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 38 x 61 cm (14.96 x 24.01 in)
Support: Canvas stretched over wooden stretcher
Framing: Unframed
Signature: Signed lower left: Durancamps
Period: 1960s (estimated based on style, technique, and materials)
Work Description
The painting Sitges depicts an evocative scene of the iconic Catalan coastal town. At the center stands the unmistakable silhouette of the Church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla, surrounded by cascading white houses that descend toward the shore. A solitary fisherman in the foreground casts his rod from the sand, adding a human and melancholic dimension to the landscape.
The composition reflects Rafael Durancamps’s mastery in atmospheric construction: the balance between sky, architecture, and figure is achieved through loose yet controlled brushstrokes, and a sober palette dominated by earthy tones, ochres, blues, and greys. The scene conveys stillness, everyday life, and a sense of belonging to the landscape—recurring qualities in the artist’s work.
Artist Biography: Rafael Durancamps i Folguera (1891–1979)
Born in Sabadell, Rafael Durancamps was one of the leading Catalan figurative painters of the 20th century. Initially trained under Joan Vila Cinca and a friend of Joaquim Mir, he chose a personal path that distanced him from avant-garde movements. In 1926, he moved to Paris, where he founded La Fenêtre Ouverte gallery, bringing together artists such as Salvador Dalí, André Derain, Joan Miró, and Pablo Picasso.
After permanently returning to Barcelona in 1939, he exhibited regularly at Sala Parés and established a distinctive style rooted in lyrical light, intimate observation of everyday life, and a refined technique—particularly in still lifes, landscapes, and solitary figures.
His work is held in major collections, including the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC), the Montserrat Museum, the Sabadell Art Museum, and the BBVA Collection.
Comparable Artists
Rafael Durancamps can be linked stylistically or spiritually to several major names in modern figurative art:
Joaquim Mir – for his lyrical treatment of the Catalan landscape and vibrant light
Santiago Rusiñol – for his poetic approach to architecture and the Mediterranean environment
Maurice Utrillo – in his sober and nostalgic depictions of towns and vernacular architecture
Edward Hopper – for the silent presence of solitary figures in open spaces
Darío de Regoyos...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,786 Sale Price
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Ibiza Spain oil on canvas painting mediterranean european art
By Ignacio Gil Sala
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Ibiza
Artist: Ignacio Gil Sala (Barcelona, 1913 – 2003)
Date: 1950s
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 54 x 73 cm (21.26 x 28.74 in)
Support: Unframed canvas
Signature: Sign...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,840 Sale Price
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Marbella beach Spain spanish seascape mediterranean art oil on canvas
By Isidoro Lazaro
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Playa de Marbella
Artist: Isidoro Lázaro Ferré (Barcelona, 1949)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 46 x 55 cm (18.1 x 21.7 in)
Framed dimensions: 50 x 59 cm (19.7 x 23.2 in)
S...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sun and Fishing on the Costa Brava Spain oil on canvas mediterranean seascape
By Joaquin Terruella Matilla
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Sun and Fishing on the Costa Brava
Artist: Joaquín Terruella Matilla (Barcelona, 1891 – 1957)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 60 x 73 cm (23.6 x 28.7 in)
Support: Can...
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Rocks Cape of Creus Spain mediterranean landscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: White Rocks, Cape of Creus
Artist: Antonio Sala Herrero (Barcelona, 1926 – 2012)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 65 x 81 cm (25.6 x 31.9 in)
Framed: No
Date: 1976
Inscriptio...
Category
1970s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$887 Sale Price
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Cadaqués from the Bay oil on board painting spanish mediterranean seascape
By Ramon Pichot i Soler
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Cadaqués from the Bay
Artist: Ramon Pichot i Soler (1924–1996)
Technique: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 33 x 55 cm (12.99 x 21.65 in)
Support: Panel, unframed
Signature: Signe...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Market of Olot Spain oil on canvas painting spanish urbanscape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Market of Olot, Spain
Artist: Manuel Zamora Muñoz (1928–2006)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 65 x 81 cm (25.6 x 31.9 in)
Framed dimensions: 90 x 106 cm (35.4 x 41.7 ...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$710 Sale Price
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View of Village with Olive Groves and Mountains mediterranean landscape Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: View of Village with Olive Groves and Mountains
Artist: Antonio Reverte Oliva (Monteagudo, Murcia, 1943 – Gavà, Barcelona, 2014)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 73 x 92 c...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Palma de Mallorca from the Sea mediterranean art oil on canvas painting Spain
By Coll Bardolet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Palma de Mallorca from the Sea
Artist: Josep Coll Bardolet (1912–2007)
Technique: Oil on linen canvas
Dimensions: 81 x 100 cm (approx. 31.9 x 39.4 in)
Condition: Unframed
Sign...
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
View of Cadaqués oil on board painting mediterranean landscape Spain
By Ramon Pichot i Soler
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: View of Cadaqués
Artist: Ramón Pichot i Soler (1924–1996)
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 13 x 21.7 in
Date: 1960s
Condition: Good
Framing: Unframed
Signature: Signed ...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,065 Sale Price
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Promenade in Sant Feliu de Guíxols Spain
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Promenade in Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Artist: Josep Amat Pagès (Barcelona, 1901 – 1991)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50 x 65 cm (approximately 19.7 x 25.6 in)
Support...
Category
1970s Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$13,017 Sale Price
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Park in a Catalan City oil painting spanish urbanscape
By Sebastia Congost i Pla
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
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Title: Park in a Catalan City
Artist: Sebastià Congost Pla (1919–2009)
Technique: Oil on canvas-mounted hardboard
Dimensions: 24 x 33 cm
Framed dimensions: 34 x 43 cm
Si...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$449 Sale Price
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Mediterranean Village oil painting spanish landscape
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Mediterranean Village
Artist: Rafael Duran Benet (1931–2015)
Medium: Oil on canvas board
Dimensions: 33 x 41 cm
Support: Canvas board from Ceila (Vallirana, Barcelona)
Si...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$449 Sale Price
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Costa Brava oil on canvas painting Spain mediterranean art
By José María Vila Cañellas
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Mediterranean Village, Catalonia
Artist: José María Vilà Cañellas (Vic, 1914 – Barcelona, 2001)
Date: 1941
Technique: Oil on canvas
Support: Canvas on stretcher
Dimensions (un...
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1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$828 Sale Price
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Landscape with castle oil on canvas painting
By Rafael Griera Calderón
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frame size 78x87 cm.
Rafael Griera Calderón was born incidentally in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1934. After residing in Olot from 1942 to 19...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Spring in Cadaqués Spain mediterranean seascape
By Rafael Duran Benet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Spring in Cadaqués
Author: Rafael Duran Benet (1931–2005)
Technique: Oil on canvas board
Dimensions: 14.96 x 18.11 in
Signature: Signed "R. Duran" in the lower left corner
Dat...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$449 Sale Price
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River Spain Spanish landscape oil on board painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
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Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell
Title: River
Year: c.1980
Technique: Oil on board
Dimensions (without frame): 10.6 x 1...
Category
1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$426 Sale Price
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The Petrified Origin oil on canvas painting Antoni Pitxot
By Antoni Pitxot
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: The Petrified Origin
Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25.6 x 31.9 in (65 x 81 cm)
Date: 1967
Condition: Unframed
Signature: Signed lower right: Pitxot
Provenance: Private collection
Notes: Early work from Pitxot’s mature period, featuring the symbolic and meticulously rendered stone forms that would define his artistic identity.
📝 Work Description
In The Petrified Origin, Antoni Pitxot presents a haunting and timeless vision of a single, eroded rock suspended in a dreamlike, undefined space. The stone, modeled with sculptural precision, appears to float over a subtly reflective surface, devoid of background or narrative context. Its porous texture, cracks, and shadows evoke a fossilized memory — a silent relic of geological time.
Painted in 1967, this piece exemplifies Pitxot's unique visual language, developed through his practice of collecting stones along the Costa Brava and transforming them into anthropomorphic and symbolic compositions. The result is both surreal and solemn, an ode to nature’s memory and the enduring presence of the inanimate.
👤 About the Artist
Antoni Pitxot i Soler (born in Figueres, 1934 – died in Barcelona, 2015) was a Catalan painter deeply rooted in the surrealist tradition. Coming from an artistic family —his uncle was Ramon Pichot, a friend of Picasso and Dalí— Pitxot trained as a draughtsman and painter from a young age. In the 1960s, he settled in Cadaqués, where he developed his distinct artistic universe.
His paintings revolve around stone as a symbol of permanence, transformation, and memory. Pitxot created sculptural assemblages from real coastal stones and later immortalized them in oil on canvas. His works often hint at human figures, ancient myths, and allegories of time.
🎭 Connection with Salvador Dalí
Pitxot was not only a close friend of Salvador Dalí but also one of his closest collaborators. Dalí admired his work and invited him to co-design the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres. After Dalí’s death...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,788 Sale Price
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Cadaques Spain oil on canvas painting seascape
By Ramon Pichot i Soler
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Cadaqués
Artist: Ramon Pichot Soler (1924–1996)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 54 x 65 cm (approx. 21.3 x 25.6 inches)
Signature: Signed in the lower right corner
Condit...
Category
1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,301 Sale Price
44% Off