Raúl Álvarez (Madrid, 1982) is a Spanish contemporary painter who works within the language of figurative realism. His practice combines technical precision and close observation with an expressive approach that moves beyond faithful representation, using light, colour, texture and composition to create images with a strong psychological and emotional presence.
Although not exclusively, his work frequently focuses on the human figure and its relationship with water. Both become vehicles for exploring identity, vulnerability, introspection and transformation. Water also interests him for the pictorial challenges posed by its movement, transparency, reflections and distortions, as well as for its symbolic capacity to evoke contrasting emotional states.
Álvarez has presented numerous solo exhibitions across Spain and participated in Art Madrid, Hybrid Art Fair and Room Art Fair Madrid. His distinctions include First Prize at the X Bienal de Pintura Eixo Atlántico, the Audience Award at the XXXIII Muestra de Arte Joven de La Rioja and finalist recognition at the Jackson’s Open Art Prize in London. His work is held in institutional, corporate and private collections internationally.
$3,828
Reflected Female Surfer, Deep Blue Underwater Figurative SportPainting, Original
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This deep blue hyperrealist painting depicts a surfer extending beneath the ocean surface, her body doubled and radically distorted by the moving water above. Created by Spanish pai...
Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$3,364
Female Surfer Underwater, Blue Summer Ocean Sport Surf Painting, Signed Original
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This underwater surfer painting captures a woman suspended beneath the ocean surface, combining luminous blue water, summer imagery and figurative realism. Created by Spanish painte...
Oil, Wood Panel, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Blue Interwoven Seascapes, Geometric Oil Painting on Wood, Signed Original
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This blue geometric seascape is an original oil painting on wood that combines two marine views through sweeping curves, fragmented planes and shifting horizons. Created by Spanish ...
Oil, Wood Panel
Blue Swimming Pool with Male Swimmer, Figurative Oil Painting, Original
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This blue swimming pool painting depicts a male swimmer seen from above, combining figurative realism with the abstract distortions created by moving water. Painted by Spanish artis...
Oil, Canvas
$2,088
Glacier and Distant Fire, Climate Change Surrealist Arctic Seascape Oil Painting
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A towering blue glacier overlooks a distant fire in this Arctic seascape oil painting, where frozen cliffs, dark smoke and orange flames evoke a landscape under threat. Created by S...
Canvas, Oil
Burning Iceberg at Sea, Hyperrealist Surrealist Climate Change Oil Painting
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A monumental iceberg burns beneath a stormy grey sky in this hyperrealist oil painting addressing global warming and planetary destruction. Created by Spanish artist Raúl Álvarez in...
Oil, Canvas
$4,301
Underwater Female Swimmer in Orange Bikini, Large Realist Oil Painting on Wood
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This large underwater swimmer painting depicts a woman in an orange bikini suspended beneath the surface, surrounded by deep blue water and shifting reflections. Created by Spanish ...
Oil, Board
Backlit Cresting Wave at Sunset, Small Realist Oil Painting on Wood
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This backlit ocean wave painting captures a crest of dark water rising against a luminous yellow sky, with airborne spray dissolving into light. Created by Spanish artist Raúl Álvar...
Canvas, Oil
Dramatic Breaking Ocean Wave, Small Realist Seascape Oil Painting on Wood
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This dramatic ocean wave painting captures a cresting wall of water through layered blue tones, luminous foam and precise realist brushwork on wood. Created by Spanish artist Raúl Á...
Canvas, Oil
21st-Century Geometric Abstract Seascape, Oil on Plywood, Signed Original
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This 21st-century geometric seascape is an original oil painting on plywood that combines two distinct marine views through fragmented and overlapping planes. Created by Spanish pai...
Oil, Wood Panel
Mountain Landscape (Pyrenees) 1928
By Fritz Lindström
Located in Stockholm, SE
Fritz Lindström (1874–1962) Mountain Landscape (Pyrenees), 1928 oil on panel unframed 15.5 × 24 cm (6.1 × 9.4 in) framed: 26 × 34 cm (10.2 × 13.4 in) signed on the reverse Frame by...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,450
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Chroma sky (Blue key) 10 - Contemporary, Blue, Minimalist, Figurative, Landscape
By Cătălin Petrișor
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Chroma sky (Blue key) 10, 2007 Acrylic and oil on canvas (Signed on reverse) 23.62 H x 31.49 W in 60 H x 80 W cm The artist wrote about how he conceives this work: "The transformat...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Local Residents, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Local Residents," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a green grassy pasture where a herd of black cows graze. About the Artist: Judd Mercer is a watercolor painter based in Denver, Colorado. After attending art school for industrial design, Judd pursued a career in digital design and user experience and is co-owner of Elevated Third, a Denver-based digital agency. After committing to writing and illustrating a full-length fantasy novel in his spare time, Judd began watercolor painting around 2014, studying with teachers such as Alvaro Castagnet, Joseph Zbukvic and Herman Pekel...
Canvas, Oil
$2,600
H 24 in W 18 in
"Sun Season" (2025) - Acrylic Landscape Painting on Wooden Panel
By Brian Sostrom
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Sostrom grew up in small rural towns in the Pacific Northwest. His father was an engineer for the National Forest Service and we frequently relocated for his work. All his fin...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$1,600
H 19.25 in W 23.25 in D 1.125 in
Surreal Landscape by Italian Artist Lanfranco Finocchioli
Located in New York, NY
Lanfranco Finocchioli (Italian, b. 20th century) Sognando Capri (Dreaming of Capri), 2003 Oil on canvas 13 3/4 x 19 5/8 in. Framed: 19 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. Signed and dated lower...
Canvas, Oil
$400
H 33.08 in W 23.23 in D 0.79 in
Captivated: Art Deco, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Minimalism, Invest, Bold, Joy
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Captivated Art Deco, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Minimalism, Invest, Bold, Joy, Captivated, Beauty, Enchanted, Enthralled, Vivid, Bold This series connects to that around as...
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Stretcher Bars
"Under the Boughs, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Under the Boughs," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a vast meadow of yellow grass spreading into the distant bl...
Oil, Canvas
"Sunset West" (2025) Oil Painting, Colorado Landscape
By Michael Magrin
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Magrin's ( US based) "Sunset West" is an original, handmade oil painting of a sunset above Colorado plains. This piece is framed in a "barn wood" frame and is ready to hang. ...
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
$3,500
H 21 in W 25 in D 1.25 in
A Charming 1940s Mid-Century Modern Oil, Summer Night, Vermont, "English Dance"
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1940s Mid-Century Modern Landscape Oil Painting of a Summer Night in Vermont, "English Dance" by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a livel...
Oil, Canvas
$650
H 9 in W 18 in
"Ray of Hope" by Christopher Clark, Original Oil Painting, Sunlit Landscape
By Christopher Clark
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Ray of Hope" is an original, hand made oil and acrylic painting that depicts a highway with a bright shaft of sunlight shining through pink and blue clouds. Chr...
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$2,644
H 28 in W 40 in D 2 in
Vintage Oil Painting of Fantasy Cottage in the Woods with Flowers & Gardens
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Painting of Fantasy Cottage in the Woods with Flowers & Gardens Art measures 36 x 24 inches Frame measures 40 x 28 inches
Canvas, Oil
$2,332
H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in
Australian River Landscape Painting by 20th Century English Australian Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Australian River Landscape Painting by 20th Century English Australian Artist, Howard Barron (1900–1991) depicting a scene along the Murrumbidgee River in Australia’s New South Wales...
Canvas, Linen, Cotton Canvas, Oil