{"product_id":"pere-de-ribot-oleo-original-abstraccion-nocturna-informalismo-sgraffito","title":"Pere de Ribot | Nocturnal Abstraction | Original Oil Painting (Informalist Period)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA radical break from the classical landscape. A mature work where the compositional tension between a strong dark mass and the violence of the scraped texture completely defines the space.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eHistory and Curatorial Analysis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe weight of the void and the geometry of shadow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003ePere de Ribot (1908-1997) consolidated his career as a master of light and landscape in the Girona school. However, this work from the 1990s represents the climax of his artistic evolution: the total abandonment of figurative security to embrace material informalism. The \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"284\"\u003estorytelling\u003c\/i\u003e of this canvas is one of extreme contrast. The composition is dominated on its right half by an immense black and curved mass. Ribot does not paint a simple shadow; he paints a dense and structured void that exerts an absolute visual gravity on the rest of the painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTactile friction and controlled accident\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eTo balance this black silence, the left side of the canvas becomes a physical battlefield. The artist attacks the surface by dragging the brush and using the sgraffito technique, scraping thick layers of white and gray oil paint to reveal the underlying earthy tones. This friction generates a map of chaotic and directional textures that violently collide with the sharpness of the dark curve. The stroke of genius that demonstrates the author's absolute control is found precisely on the border between both zones: a tiny and deliberate blue accent on the black line. A single point of cold color that anchors the gaze and provides scale to the entire composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eWhy is this piece an opportunity for your collection?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMarket Rarity:\u003c\/b\u003e For a collector, acquiring a pure informalist abstraction by an artist historically linked to luminous landscape painting is to catch a \"rare bird.\" It documents the boldest and most experimental facet of the artist's final stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAesthetic Forcefulness and Minimalism:\u003c\/b\u003e The extreme restriction of the palette — based exclusively on blacks, dirty whites, grays, and a micro-blue accent — gives the work a radical elegance. It is a highly coveted piece for contemporary, brutalist, or minimalist interior design projects that demand art with a structural character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eVisual Tension in a Contained Format:\u003c\/b\u003e Despite its manageable dimensions (36.5 x 34 cm), the impressiveness of that black curve gives the painting a monumental presence, capable of supporting the visual weight of a wall by itself without saturating the space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\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\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Pere de Ribot (1908-1997).\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\"\u003eTitle \/ Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e Nocturnal Abstraction (Material Informalism).\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\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/b\u003e 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnique and Support:\u003c\/b\u003e Original oil painting with textures and scraping (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"58\"\u003esgraffito\u003c\/i\u003e) on canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 36.5 x 34 cm (artwork) | 44.5 x 42.5 x 2 cm (with frame).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSignature and Inscriptions:\u003c\/b\u003e Signed \"de Ribot\" in the lower-left corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/b\u003e Secondary art market, private collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Excellent. The pictorial layer is stable, and the contrast between the scraped impastos and the dark area maintains its full integrity and saturation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eInspection Guarantee:\u003c\/b\u003e 14-day guaranteed return to inspect the work in person and check the relief of its textures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eThe Workshop's Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eWhat truly demands respect from this piece is the painter's audacity. Ribot, with a guaranteed market for his green landscapes, here decides to paint darkness. Compared to the initial draft that described \"diffuse masses,\" the reality of the work is much more powerful: there is a hard, curved, and almost geometric border between the black nothingness and the chaos of the white sgraffito. That dividing line, finished with a minimal blue touch, is high painting. It is a hermetic, sober work intended for an erudite collector who prefers the intrigue of pure matter to the obviousness of a landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIncludes Collector's Dossier:\u003c\/b\u003e This work comes with a research study, technical sheet, and curatorial context prepared and printed by \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"159\"\u003eEl Taller del Coleccionista\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"El taller del coleccionista","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52831683477837,"sku":null,"price":780.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0330_01_a49bb202-7e05-428f-8b48-3f4d467d7670.jpg?v=1764087223","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/pere-de-ribot-oleo-original-abstraccion-nocturna-informalismo-sgraffito","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}