{"product_id":"anselmo-ceballos-vega-escalinata-andaluza-oleo-lienzo","title":"Anselmo Ceballos Vega — Andalusian Staircase with Figure — Oil on canvas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnselmo Ceballos Vega (Jerez de la Frontera, 1953)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, rendered in a small format and featuring a narrow staircase between whitewashed facades, at the end of which a female figure appears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition relies on a pronounced upward perspective. The steps lead the eye from the foreground to the figure, situated next to a dark doorway that acts as the primary chromatic counterpoint within a scene dominated by whites, pale pinks, and earth tones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCeballos works the facades with abundant impasto and a loose brushstroke, avoiding rigid architectural description. The whitewashed walls retain irregularities, stains, and subtle tonal variations that provide texture and depth, while the steps are constructed using horizontal brushstrokes of ochre, mauve, and pink.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe small size of the figure accentuates the sense of depth and adds a narrative dimension to the scene. The human presence, barely sketched, introduces a point of daily life within a quiet, luminous architecture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work is signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A. Ceballos”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the lower right corner. On the reverse, it retains an old biographical sheet of the artist with information about his training and early exhibitions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnical sheet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Anselmo Ceballos Vega\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Andalusian staircase with figure\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChronology:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Second half of the 20th century, probably c. 1975–1985\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Oil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWork dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22 × 17 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrame dimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40 × 35 × 4 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Signed “A. Ceballos” in the lower right corner\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Andalusian urban scene\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStyle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Spanish figurative painting\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Good general visible condition, with signs typical of a period piece\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrame:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Wooden frame with fabric matting, included\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReverse:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Retains an old biographical sheet of the artist\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnselmo Ceballos Vega\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was born in Jerez de la Frontera in 1953. He trained at the School of Arts and Crafts in Jerez and subsequently at the Massana School in Barcelona.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe documentation preserved on the reverse of this work notes his participation in collective and private exhibitions in Jerez during the seventies, as well as later exhibitions in Castellón. It also records the presence of his work in galleries in Madrid, Bilbao, Valencia, and Barcelona, in addition to references to the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, and the Netherlands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough his output is frequently associated with still life, Ceballos also cultivated landscape and urban scenes, showing a special interest in contrasts of light and a material-focused style of painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Studio Note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this small work, the use of white stands out particularly. Ceballos does not treat it as a uniform color: the facades are built using layers of cream, pink, gray, and small areas of thicker paint that reproduce the irregularity of the whitewashed walls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe succession of steps creates a very marked perspective and makes the figure in the background the natural focal point for the eye. 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