{"product_id":"joan-fuster-gimpera-paisaje-rural-con-torreon-escuela-del-ampurdan-acuarela-sobre-papel","title":"JOAN FUSTER GIMPERA | RURAL LANDSCAPE WITH TURRET | EMPORDÀ SCHOOL | WATERCOLOR ON PAPER","description":"\u003ch1 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eJOAN FUSTER GIMPERA | RURAL LANDSCAPE WITH TURRET | EMPORDÀ SCHOOL | WATERCOLOR ON PAPER\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eAn original work by Joan Fuster Gimpera dated 1951, documenting the architectural environment of Empordà through rigorous open-air watercolor work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eHISTORY AND CURATORIAL ANALYSIS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLandscape Registration and Fieldwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eJoan Fuster Gimpera (1917-2011), an exponent of the Catalan landscape tradition, documents the rural topography in this 1951 piece. The work, taken directly from a sketchbook—as clearly evidenced by the spiral perforations on its left margin—illustrates the artist's fieldwork. Fuster moves away from the idealized studio landscape to record a specific enclave, featuring a cylindrical turret, a farm cart, and the mountainous silhouette on the horizon, capturing the environment using the \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"547\"\u003eplein air\u003c\/i\u003e technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Wash Technique and Depth of Field\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eAnalyzing the technical execution, the direct application of fluid washes stands out. The artist structures architectural volumes and vegetation using a warm palette dominated by ochres, earth tones, and muted greens, contrasted with the soft bluish hue of the mountain in the background, which creates atmospheric perspective. The white of the support is strategically reserved to define the impact of natural light on the path and walls, demonstrating a remarkable economy of means and confident execution, without subsequent corrections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eWHY IS THIS PIECE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR COLLECTION?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eOriginal Sketch Character:\u003c\/b\u003e The presence of binding marks on the paper highlights its nature as a direct work from life. This detail adds undeniable documentary interest for collectors seeking the initial stroke and immediacy compared to more elaborate studio work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDating and Authenticity (1951):\u003c\/b\u003e Being explicitly signed and dated in the 1950s, the work acquires superior chronological rigor. It places the piece in a stage of the author's full technical maturity, allowing an exact tracking of his stylistic evolution within Catalan landscape painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eConsolidated Authorship:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Fuster Gimpera is a reference name in collecting, with works present in institutional collections. His production has a solid historiographical basis that supports its inclusion in any collection focused on mid-20th-century figuration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Fuster Gimpera (1917 – 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle \/ Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e Rural Landscape with Turret and Cart (Catalan Landscape Painting).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eYear \/ Period:\u003c\/b\u003e 1951 (Signed and dated \"J. Fuster 51\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnique and Medium:\u003c\/b\u003e Original watercolor on block paper (features binding perforations on the left margin).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDocumented Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 24 x 34 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eStyle \/ Movement:\u003c\/b\u003e Catalan Landscape Painting \/ Empordà School.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/b\u003e Private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eConservation Status:\u003c\/b\u003e Very good. The support is stable, and the washes maintain their legibility, transparency, and original light contrast, as verified in the photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eTHE WORKSHOP NOTE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eIn collecting works on paper, sketching from nature demands an immediate capacity for observation and execution. Fuster Gimpera demonstrates this in this sketchbook page through precise control of humidity and spatial light. This watercolor is a lesson in direct landscape painting; a documented acquisition, designed to bring technical rigor and historiographical value to the walls of a discerning collector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIncludes Collector's Dossier:\u003c\/b\u003e This work is delivered with a research study, technical sheet, and curatorial context 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":53493983052109,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0178_01_22864a5e-db1b-4fed-a698-2ee5b7c8a978.jpg?v=1772887093","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/joan-fuster-gimpera-paisaje-rural-con-torreon-escuela-del-ampurdan-acuarela-sobre-papel","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}