{"product_id":"modesto-roldan-retrato-femenino-mallorca-1954","title":"Modesto Roldán — Female Portrait — Mallorca — 1954","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eDelicate \u003cstrong\u003efemale portrait by Modesto Roldán (Nerva, 1926–Madrid, 2014)\u003c\/strong\u003e, signed, located in Mallorca, and dated 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe work depicts a woman in profile, constructed through an extraordinarily soft and atmospheric treatment. The artist barely delineates the contours, allowing the face, hair, and clothing to emerge through gray, white, and ochre blurs, with subtle pink accents that focus attention on the lips and attire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis piece is particularly interesting due to its \u003cstrong\u003eearly execution date\u003c\/strong\u003e. Roldán would later develop a much more textural, symbolic language linked to fantastic and erotic figuration, making this portrait an opportunity to approach an initial and less common stage of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eAfter leaving Spain in his youth, Roldán developed much of his career in Paris and actively participated in the European art scene. He exhibited in various cities in France, Belgium, Italy, and Spain, and his work was present at the \u003cstrong\u003e1976 Venice Biennale\u003c\/strong\u003e as part of the major survey of contemporary Spanish art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modesto Roldán (1926–2014)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eFemale Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1954\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mallorca\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixed media on paper, probably charcoal, pencil, and pastel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46 × 33.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed “Modesto Roldán”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscription:\u003c\/strong\u003e “MALLORCA 54”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Female portrait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Artist's early stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Private collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows signs consistent with its age, small spots, localized oxidation, and a marked horizontal line from an old fold or handling crossing the composition, visible in the photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe Workshop Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA particularly interesting piece within Roldán’s body of work due to its \u003cstrong\u003e1954 date and its early figurative nature\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe vaporous treatment of the face, built almost without lines and through delicate tonal transitions, contrasts with the more robust and experimental work for which the artist would later become known. The inscription \u003cstrong\u003e“Mallorca 54”\u003c\/strong\u003e also provides a geographical and chronological reference that is unusual in his production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"El taller del coleccionista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54816175325517,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0052_01_f72c6fe5-f436-4f51-98f1-fe92912937f6.jpg?v=1790178923","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/modesto-roldan-retrato-femenino-mallorca-1954","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}