• Female Figure by Montse Valdés: a seated nude with legs drawn up and her head resting on her arms.
  • Detalle de las piernas y los pies de la figura femenina, con la firma Montse Valdés en la esquina inferior derecha.
  • Detalle del torso y las piernas flexionadas de la figura femenina de Montse Valdés.
  • Detalle del rostro inclinado, el cabello oscuro y los brazos sobre los que descansa la figura.
  • Vista cercana del torso y las piernas recogidas, con pinceladas claras sobre el fondo gris y violeta.
  • Montse Valdés: detalle inferior de la figura, con pies, superficie pictórica y firma.
  • Primer plano del rostro de la figura femenina, apoyado en los brazos, con el cabello oscuro y los tonos suaves de la piel.
  • Figura femenina de Montse Valdés: vista completa del cuadro con marco de madera.
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Montse Valdés — Female Figure (c. 1995) — Original Oil from Her Early Period

Montse Valdés — Female Figure (c. 1995) — Original Oil from Her Early Period

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A transitional work that documents the exact moment the artist finds her definitive voice in painting. This early oil by Montse Valdés is a testament to technique and vulnerability, where the human body acts as a direct map to the psychology of the subject.

The turning point: from dust to matter: Montse Valdés is one of the most respected names in contemporary Spanish figuration, recognized for her ability to paint silence and introspection. This piece possesses extraordinary curatorial relevance as it is situated in a stage of profound technical transition. Between 1981 and 1992, the author developed her language almost exclusively through pastel. This panel, executed around 1995, is one of her first oil paintings. It documents the precise moment she abandons the fragility of color dust to confront the density, matter, and weight of oil painting.

The anatomy of the soul In the nineties, the artist chose not to title her works, numbering them instead to prevent text from conditioning the viewer's gaze. Faithful to her creative maxim—"to reflect the soul through the human body"—this piece encapsulates a phase of intense personal searching. Unlike her mature works, characterized by a firmer and more luminous language, here we find a restrained palette and an atmosphere of immense vulnerability. The figure, curled in on herself in a posture of profound reflection, is not a simple academic nude; it is a psychological portrait that invites contemplation.

Technical Sheet

  • Artist: Montse Valdés.

  • Title / Subject: Untitled (Female figure / Nude).

  • Period: c. 1995.

  • Technique and Support: Original oil on board.

  • Dimensions: 73 x 51 cm (Artwork) | 81 x 59 cm (With frame).

  • Signature and Inscriptions: Signed "Montse Valdés" in the lower right corner.

  • Provenance: Secondary market / Private collection.

  • Condition: Very good. The pictorial layer is stable and well-adhered to the support, preserving the original nuances and textures of this first oil stage intact.

Studio Note

Having access to the first oil paintings of a painter who masters figuration is to understand the roots of her talent. What is truly magnetic about this panel is not just its evident technical quality, but that palpable sense of "searching" that every brushstroke conveys. It is an honest painting, without artifice.

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