{"product_id":"agapito-casas-abarca-marina-con-veleros-carboncillo-original-paisajismo-catalan","title":"AGAPITO CASAS ABARCA | MARINA WITH SAILBOATS | ORIGINAL CHARCOAL | CATALAN LANDSCAPE PAINTING","description":"\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eAGAPITO CASAS ABARCA | SEASCAPE WITH SAILBOATS | ORIGINAL CHARCOAL | CATALAN LANDSCAPE ART\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe mastery of Catalan landscape art reduced to its purest and most dramatic essence: light, shadow, and the vastness of the sea. An original atmospheric study from a historic hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eHISTORY AND CURATORIAL ANALYSIS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Monumentality of the Sky and Human Scale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eIn this intimate work, Agapito Casas Abarca (1874-1964) foregoes color to confront the landscape with the most honest and demanding tool available: the charcoal stick. Far from being a minor sketch, this drawing demonstrates the undeniable skill of a hand educated in the great academic tradition of the turn of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eThe piece is a prodigious study of atmospheric perspective. The artist divides the composition, giving absolute prominence to an overwhelming and stormy sky. However, the true narrative success lies in the subtle line of the right horizon: two tiny lateen sails navigate against the vastness of the storm. This minimal human detail gives the clouds a titanic scale, imbuing the work with overwhelming romanticism and tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Synthesis of Chiaroscuro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eWithout the resource of a chromatic palette, the artist suggests the depth of the sea and the physical weight of the clouds solely through contrast. Casas Abarca masterfully uses blending to create the humid density of the horizon, while applying more energetic, dark, and directional strokes to define the movement of the water in the foreground. It is the capture of an ephemeral moment resolved with admirable economy of means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eWHY IS THIS PIECE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR COLLECTION?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMuseum-Quality Signature:\u003c\/b\u003e Agapito Casas Abarca is an illustrious representative of Catalan art from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Acquiring an original drawing by his hand adds a historically and institutionally significant document to a collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMonochromatic Erudition:\u003c\/b\u003e Collecting graphic works highly values mastery of charcoal. This piece demonstrates that a great master does not need color to evoke the immensity, weight, and light of the Mediterranean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCabinet Format:\u003c\/b\u003e Its travel sketch dimensions (12.5 x 16.5 cm) concentrate the drama of the scene, demanding intimate and close contemplation from the viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Agapito Casas Abarca (Barcelona, 1874 - 1964).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle \/ Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e Seascape with sailboats \/ Study of clouds and sea (Romantic Landscape).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEstimated Period:\u003c\/b\u003e First half of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnique and Support:\u003c\/b\u003e Original charcoal \/ soft graphite drawing on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDocumented Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.5 x 16.5 cm (Cabinet format).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSignature and Inscriptions:\u003c\/b\u003e Hand-signed \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"16,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"38\"\u003e\"Agapito Casas\"\u003c\/i\u003e in the lower right corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eStyle \/ Movement:\u003c\/b\u003e Atmospheric Realism \/ Catalan Landscape Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/b\u003e Private collection \/ Gallery fund.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16,8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition of Preservation:\u003c\/b\u003e Excellent archival quality. The charcoal remains stable and sharp. The noble paper support exhibits the warm toasted tone (cellulose yellowing) inherent to its age, which certifies its period without altering the contrast of the seascape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eTHE WORKSHOP'S NOTE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003eAgainst the chromatic noise of contemporary art, this drawing asserts the absolute power of line and shadow. Casas Abarca delivers here the physical \"impression\" of the Catalan coast under a storm. A print endowed with timeless sophistication, ideal for collectors seeking technical purity and the silent history of art on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-path-to-node=\"19\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"20\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"20\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIncludes Collector's Dossier:\u003c\/b\u003e This work comes with a research study of the piece, prepared and printed by El Taller del Coleccionista, certifying our research and the known provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"El taller del coleccionista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53485386891597,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0057_d126a69c-30e1-482a-ae73-4027c4c3928f.jpg?v=1772724905","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/agapito-casas-abarca-marina-con-veleros-carboncillo-original-paisajismo-catalan","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}