Lluís Domingo Abelló (1917) - Luz sobre el valle

Pictura Subastas presents this magnificent artwork by Domingo Abelló, depicting a small village that stretches between luminous green hills and rolling fields under a blue sky rich with moving clouds. The painting stands out for its excellent technique and the high painting quality it conveys. · Dimensions with frame: 79x69x6 cm. · Dimensions without frame: 55x46 cm. · Oil on canvas hand-signed by the artist on the right side of the work, Domingo Abelló. · The piece is in good conservation condition. · The work is sold with a precious frame (included in the auction as a gift). The work comes from an exclusive private collection in Girona. Important note: the photographs included are an integral part of the lot description. Digital representation in an orientative mockup; there may be differences with the actual article in color, scale, and details. The painting will be professionally packaged by IVEX expert (https://www.instagram.com/ivex.online/), using high-quality materials to ensure its protection. The shipping price covers both the cost of professional packaging and the transport itself. Shipping will be carried out by Correos, GLS or NACEX with tracking. International shipping available. This painting presents a wide rural landscape dominated by gentle hills, bright fields, and a sky of great intensity. The scene unfolds in depth from the dark vegetation in the foreground to the elevations in the background, where a small cluster of houses appears. The whole set conveys a powerful sense of breadth, freedom, and connection with nature, as if the viewer is observing the valley from an elevated point. The foreground consists of a strip of abundant vegetation where greens, yellows, blues, browns, and reddish tones mix. The plants and shrubs appear distributed irregularly, creating a living, changing terrain. This area adds depth to the composition and establishes a transition between the place from which the landscape is observed and the expansive fields that occupy the central part. On the right side rises a group of tall, stylized trees that acts as one of the main reference points. Their dark trunks ascend vertically and support canopies formed by deep greens, bluish tones, and small light reflections. The density of this plant group contrasts with the openness of the hills and provides a sense of shelter within the vastness of the landscape. The shapes of the trees are not rigid or completely uniform. Some branches seem to sway or tilt under the wind, while the canopies merge with one another forming a single mass of vegetation. This sense of movement brings energy to the painting and visually connects the trees with the clouds that pass across the sky. The hills occupy most of the composition and are built with a rich variety of greens, yellows, and earthy tones. Their surfaces show gentle undulations that guide the eye from the foreground to the horizon. The lighter areas seem to directly receive sunlight, while others remain shrouded in greenish and bluish shadows that accentuate the terrain's relief. A path or small separation between the fields seems to advance from the central part toward the village. This barely defined line creates visual direction and allows one to imagine a road that traverses the landscape. Its winding course reinforces the scene’s depth and suggests the existence of daily life linked to these fields, though no human figure appears visibly. In the distance there is a small village formed by several light-colored houses with red-tiled roofs. The buildings are distributed horizontally at the foot of a green hill, naturally blending into the surroundings. Their small size allows us to grasp the great scale of the landscape and conveys the sense of a quiet community, surrounded by cultivated land and protected by nearby elevations. Among the houses stands a narrow tower that rises above the roofs. Its vertical shape gently breaks the village’s horizontality and becomes a reference point within the distance. The tower allows us to imagine the town center and adds a traditional character to the scene, evoking the silhouette of a rural church seen from the fields. The hill behind the village features light and yellowish greens that make it stand out against the dark sky. Its upper part shows small masses of vegetation distributed like deep patches on the illuminated surface. This elevation acts as a natural boundary and separates the land’s tranquility from the atmospheric bustle of the upper part. The sky occupies a considerable extent and is composed of intense blues, violets, grays, and whites. The clouds move with large irregular shapes that seem to traverse the landscape quickly. Some areas are bright and luminous, while others become deep and almost nocturnal, creating a strong contrast that fills the scene with drama. The relationship between earth and sky is one of the most expressive aspects of the composition. The fields are bathed in a yellow-green light, while a dense and changing atmosphere concentrates above them. This opposition allows us to imagine a moment just before the rain, when the sun still illuminates parts of the valley and the clouds begin to accumulate on the horizon. The color variety brings intense vitality to the landscape. Light greens convey freshness, yellows suggest the presence of light, and dark blues introduce depth and mystery. The small reddish and brown details in the foreground and village balance the scene, adding warmth within a composition dominated by natural colors. The absence of people reinforces the sense of silence and distance. However, the presence of the village and the roads suggests that the landscape is inhabited and actively worked. The scene seems to capture a moment of pause in which human activity is temporarily hidden, allowing nature, wind, and light to become the true protagonists. The painting can be interpreted as a celebration of rural life and the balance between human beings and the territory. The village appears discreetly integrated into the hills, without imposing on them, while the fields extend freely around it. The force of the sky reminds us that nature remains in constant transformation and that each moment of the landscape possesses a distinct atmosphere. Overall, this painting offers a vibrant and deeply evocative view of an open countryside landscape under a changing sky. The green and yellow hills, the small village with its tower, the group of dark trees, and the blue clouds create a scene full of movement, depth, and emotion. The work invites contemplation of the immensity of nature and conveys a combination of rural serenity, atmospheric energy, and freedom.

Estimation:€400

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