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Antonio Sala Herrero
Quiet Mediterranean Cove with Boat Cadaqués Coastal Oil Painting Spanish Art

1980s

$1,066.98
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£788.64
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CHF 862.51
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NOK 9,919.38
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About the Item

Quiet Mediterranean Cove with Boat, Cadaqués Coastal Oil Painting Artist: Antonio Sala Herrero / Antoni Sala Herrero Title: Barca en repos / Cadaqués Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 50 × 61 cm / 19.7 × 24 in Signature: Signed lower left Inscription: Titled and located on the reverse: “Barca en repos, Cadaqués” Date: Mid / late 20th century Condition: Good vintage condition, with minor signs of age consistent with the period Frame: Unframed Description A highly atmospheric Mediterranean coastal landscape by Antonio Sala Herrero, depicting a quiet view of Cadaqués with a resting boat in the foreground, calm water, soft vegetation and village architecture dissolving into a silvery, humid sky. The composition has exactly the kind of quiet visual magnetism collectors look for in Mediterranean painting: water, boat, shoreline, village, loose brushwork and emotional restraint. Nothing here shouts, which is usually how good paintings behave before expensive people discover them. Sala Herrero builds the scene through soft, fluid brushstrokes and a delicate palette of pale blues, greens, greys and warm earthy notes. The boat in the foreground anchors the composition, while the distant houses, trees and shoreline create a poetic sense of depth and atmosphere. Rather than offering a postcard view of Cadaqués, the artist captures the sensation of the place: still water, coastal light, a suspended moment, the Mediterranean doing its elegant little disappearing act between sky and sea. Bio Antonio Sala Herrero, also known as Antoni Sala Herrero, was a Spanish painter born in Barcelona in 1927 and active throughout the second half of the 20th century. His work is closely associated with Catalan and Mediterranean landscape painting, especially coastal views, harbors, villages, beaches and luminous outdoor scenes. Largely self-taught, Sala Herrero developed a recognisable pictorial language based on loose impressionistic brushwork, atmospheric colour and a poetic treatment of light. His paintings often depict places such as Cadaqués, Llafranc, Palamós, La Fosca, Barcelona, Horta and Collserola, reflecting his strong connection with Catalonia and the Mediterranean coastline. His work appears regularly on the Spanish secondary art market and is appreciated by collectors of 20th-century Mediterranean landscape painting for its sensitivity, freshness and decorative strength. Artistic Context This work connects beautifully with the tradition of Mediterranean post-impressionist and modern landscape painting, especially the luminous coastal sensibility found in artists such as Joaquim Mir, Eliseu Meifrèn, Ramon Sanvisens, Josep Amat and the Catalan painters drawn to Cadaqués and the Costa Brava. Its loose brushwork, atmospheric palette and quiet shoreline subject also make it appealing to collectors interested in impressionist coastal painting, Spanish modern landscape, Mediterranean interiors and decorative artworks with soft, poetic presence. Mediterranean Landscape, Cadaques Painting, Coastal Oil Painting, Spanish Landscape, Catalan Art, Boat Painting, Seascape Painting, Impressionist Landscape, Post Impressionist, Spanish Oil Painting, Mediterranean Art, Coastal Village, Harbor Painting, Vintage Oil Painting, 20th Century Spanish Art European art with a Mediterranean soul.
  • Creator:
    Antonio Sala Herrero (1927 - 2012, Spanish)
  • Creation Year:
    1980s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.69 in (50 cm)Width: 24.02 in (61 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Sitges, ES
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1155218211762

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