Description: This fantastic embossed lithograph with hand water coloring is by Alvar Sunol. The piece is titled Concierto de Noche and is hand signed in pencil by the artist from the limited edition of HC of 25. The lithograph measures 31-1/2" x 23-1/2" and is in very good condition. Last known retail: $1800. Don't miss out on this wonderful lithograph Alvar which will make a fine addition to any collection! Àlvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos, also known as Alvar (born January 29, 1935), is a Spanish painter, sculptor and lithographer. He is one of the few remaining living Modernist artists.Career[edit]Born in Montgat, Spain, a Catalan fishing village on the Mediterranean coast near Barcelona, Alvar first began painting at the age of 12. He was accepted to the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Jorge in Barcelona when he was 17. At age 18, he won the Young Painter's Prize in a competition sponsored by the city of Barcelona and his painting was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona for its permanent collection. In 1957, he had his first solo exhibition in the Galleries Layetana in Barcelona. In 1959, after serving in the Spanish Military, Alvar won a scholarship to the Institut Francais in Paris.In 1960, Alvar met Juan Fuentes, director of the Galerie Drouant in Paris. After Fuentes sold Alvar's first set of paintings in a week, Alvar signed a contract with the gallery. It was at that time Alvar married his childhood sweetheart, Rosella Berenguer, who came to live in Paris with him. He was invited to join the School of Paris, a group of the top young artists in Spain, organized by the Charpentier Gallery. In Paris in the 1960s, he showed with other prestigious Spanish artists including Miro, Dali, and Picasso. In 1962, the Monede Gallery in New York showed Alvar's work in his first exhibition in the United States. In 1963, Alvar produced his first original lithographs for a one-man show at Galerie Drouant. He became known by art collectors for original lithographs and exhibited regularly throughout the United States, Europe, Canada and Japan. Between 1975 and 1990 his creative efforts were focused predominantly on his lithographic works. After ten years in Paris, he returned to Spain where he has lived and worked out of his studio through the present.When he turned seventy, Alvar transitioned from lithography and rededicated himself to painting in the form of large-scale paintings encompassing a range of subjects from ethereal interiors to biblical narratives.In 2001, he was commissioned to design a public mixed media mural of the four seasons for Tiana, a suburb of Barcelona. In 2003, he was commissioned to create a permanent public installation in the Plaza de Mallorquines, across from the train station, in Montgat, Spain, a suburb of Barcelona; he designed an 18-foot sculpture titled "Mediterranea." In 2008, he was commissioned to create a sculpture of Catalan cellist Pablo Casals that stands in the Boulogne Billancourt area of Paris.[1]Alvar works in watercolor, oil, ceramics, engravings, sculpture, lithography, graphite drawings, murals and monuments. His works have been on display in over 40 museums (exhibitions and permanent collections) and over 95 galleries and museums throughout the United States, Europe and Japan.[2]Style and influences
Price: 1225 USD
Location: San Diego, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Sunol alvar
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Sunol Alvar
Size: Medium
Date of Creation: 2003
Region of Origin: Spain
Framing: Unframed
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 2003
Item Height: 23 in
Style: Impressionism
Features: Signed
Item Width: 31 in
Time Period Produced: 2000-2009
Image Orientation: Landscape
Signed: Yes
Title: Concierto de Noche
Material: Lithograph
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Landscape, Figure
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
Height (Inches): 22
Production Technique: Lithograph
Country/Region of Manufacture: Spain