Enrique Castillo Villuendas (1890-1957) - Goodbye, Summer!

- Oil on board. Adhered to cardboard. - In this 1929 still life, Castrillo Villuendas conducts an elegant farewell to summer where the earth's opulence takes on a subtle drama, inherited directly from the great tenebrist tradition of the Golden Age. The round watermelon sliced open, with its flesh ruddy and gleaming, shares the stage with the melancholic presence of the last ripe figs and two dense clusters of grapes that seem to concentrate all the remaining sweetness of the season. But it is the light — mystical, overhead, and rough — that transforms this gathering of fruits into an authentic vanitas of the 20th century: a chiaroscuro with Spanish roots that caresses the wrinkled skin of the fruit and the moisture of its seeds to remind us of the fleeting nature of sensory pleasure. With a sobriety devoid of artifices, the composition not only celebrates the exuberance of the autumn market but captures that suspended moment in which the plenitude of summer yields gently to the cold, perfumed by the memory of death and the passage of time. - Image dimensions without frame: 45 x 31 cm / 64 x 50 cm with exclusive custom frame. At Montbaron Gallery, we are pleased to offer our clients an exclusive selection of artworks, all of them unique, original, and unrepeatable. Each piece in our gallery is the result of deep dedication, a creative vision, and masterful technique, characteristics that guarantee its authenticity. The works we sell are not industrial reproductions; they are pieces created individually by recognized artists, each with its own story and essence. Originality is the foundation of our commitment to excellence, and for that reason, every painting or sculpture that forms part of our collection is carefully selected to ensure its uniqueness. 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Estimation:€300

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