{"product_id":"ramon-marti-alsina-oleo-original-atardecer-viajeros-caballo-realismo","title":"Ramón Martí Alsina | Horseback Riders at Sunset | Original 19th Century Oil Painting","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe urgency of capturing the twilight light. An original field study where the father of Catalan realism uses extreme contrast and economical brushstrokes to narrate the transition into the gloom.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eHistory and Curatorial Analysis\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Panoramic View and Speed of Execution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eRamón Martí Alsina (1826–1894) leaves the studio to face one of the greatest challenges for a \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"103\"\u003eplein air\u003c\/i\u003e painter: the fleeting nature of twilight. The \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"146\"\u003estorytelling\u003c\/i\u003e of this work is that of a race against time. The artist adopts an exaggeratedly wide (panoramic) format to encompass the immensity of the plain. There is no time for meticulous drawing or detail; the painting must be executed at the same speed at which the sun sets. It is an exercise in synthesis where atmosphere takes precedence over description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Luminous Anchor and Deep Earth Tones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThe composition fractures into two opposing atmospheres. The lower half is a dense mass of bitumen and dark earth tones that conveys the heaviness and weariness of the journey. The upper half breathes through quick horizontal brushstrokes in pink, ochre, and pearl-grey tones, capturing the thermal melancholy of dusk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eTo prevent the dark plain from becoming a visually uninteresting void, Martí Alsina executes a masterful technical maneuver: he places the travelers to the right and uses the white horse as a compositional beacon. With just three or four thick touches of lead white (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"277\"\u003eimpasto\u003c\/i\u003e), the painter carves out the animal's musculature against the gloom. That small accumulation of bright paint is enough to give scale, depth, and life to the entire horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eWhy is this piece an opportunity for your collection?\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\"\u003eAuthenticity of the Process:\u003c\/b\u003e These \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\"\u003epochades\u003c\/i\u003e or quick sketches show the artist's true \"kitchen.\" They allow the collector to see how a master of art history solved complex problems of light and volume in a matter of minutes, with a freshness often lost in his large commissioned works.\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\"\u003eHeritage Signature:\u003c\/b\u003e Owning an original by Martí Alsina means integrating a key piece of 19th-century Spanish art into the collection. His influence was decisive for the evolution of all subsequent landscape painting on the peninsula.\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\"\u003eDocumentary and Material Character:\u003c\/b\u003e The raw, unstretched canvas, with its organic folds and irregular hand-cut edges, is not a \"damaged\" canvas; it is a historical remnant. These marks certify that it was transported in a field folder, giving it the aura of an unrepeatable working tool.\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\"\u003eDiptych Potential:\u003c\/b\u003e Due to its identical format and its sketch-like nature, this piece forms a perfect museum pair with the \"River Landscape\" by the same author, allowing the two facets of his rapid painting to be exhibited: daylight and the arrival of night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eTechnical Data Sheet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ramón Martí Alsina (1826–1894).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTitle \/ Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e Travelers on horseback at sunset (Plein Air Sketch \/ Catalan Realism).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/b\u003e Second half of the 19th century (c. 1870-1890).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnique and Support:\u003c\/b\u003e Original oil on raw canvas (unstretched).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 13 x 34 cm (Panoramic format).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSignature and Inscriptions:\u003c\/b\u003e Signed \"R. Martí\" in the lower right corner (slightly faded but visible).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,6,0\" 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=\"14,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e Acceptable and historic. The work lacks a stretcher and exhibits the folds, lower abrasions, and irregular edges typical of a 19th-century working canvas. The central pictorial layer remains stable. Conservation framing of the floating type or a display case is recommended to protect and enhance the canvas in its original state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14,8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eInspection Guarantee:\u003c\/b\u003e 14-day guaranteed return to inspect the work in person and appreciate the boldness of its impastos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eThe Workshop's Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eWhat fascinates me about this sketch is its audacity. A painter must be very confident to set up an almost dark scene and save it entirely with a couple of dabs of white paint on the horse. It has an almost cinematic format that forces you to travel the path from left to right. As with the river landscape, I strongly recommend not trying to \"fix\" the edges of the canvas or mount it on a taut stretcher; its magic lies precisely in its rustic and lived-in appearance. Properly framed, these two sketches by Martí Alsina elevate the level of any collection of 19th-century painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"18\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"18\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIncludes Collector's Dossier:\u003c\/b\u003e This work comes with a research study, technical data sheet, and curatorial context prepared and printed by \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"18\" 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":52815769665869,"sku":null,"price":420.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/1841\/3901\/files\/DSC_0246_01.jpg?v=1763847116","url":"https:\/\/eltallerdelcoleccionista.com\/en\/products\/ramon-marti-alsina-oleo-original-atardecer-viajeros-caballo-realismo","provider":"El taller del coleccionista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}