Amazing and beautiful oil on canvas signed by Francisco Planas Doria. The work reflects the characteristic approach of post-impressionism, where the author does not focus on a detailed and precise representation, but on capturing the atmosphere and light of the moment. In this painting of a vineyard, Planas Doria uses a vibrant palette of colors, with quick and loose brushstrokes, which give a sense of movement and vitality to the scene. Light plays a fundamental role, illuminating the vines with an intensity that varies throughout the work, as if the sun were passing through the leaves at different times of the day.
The texture of the painting, achieved by the dense and short brushstrokes, conveys the feeling of a snapshot captured outdoors, something very characteristic of Impressionism. The vineyard, with its rows of vines, is represented not only as a physical space, but as a visual experience, in which light, shadow and colours play with each other, creating a harmony of tones that invites one to immerse oneself in the natural environment.
Francesc d´Assis Planas Doria (Sabadell, December 6, 1879 – Barcelona, December 29, 1955) was a Catalan painter of great renown within the post-impressionist movement. He was born in Sabadell, where he began to take an interest in art from an early age. He trained at the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona and, throughout his career, developed a technique that fused the colour and light characteristic of impressionism with greater structural solidity and a realistic approach typical of post-impressionism.
Planas Doria excelled mainly in portraiture and landscape, his works being recognised for their vibrant chromatic quality and attention to detail. In his landscapes, one can clearly perceive the influence of the painters of the Catalan school and of the natural environment of his region, often depicted with a light and atmosphere that evoked the modernity of his time. Throughout his life, he participated in important exhibitions and was a reference in Catalan painting at the beginning of the 20th century.
His style evolved towards a more nuanced and reflective approach, which allowed him to capture both the beauty of nature and the emotional complexity of human portraits. Despite the political and social turbulence of his time, Planas Doria maintained a very personal artistic vision that consolidated him as one of the great exponents of post-impressionism in Catalonia.
Technique on support: Oil on canvas
Title of the work: “Setembre”
Author: Francesc d'Assis Planas Doria (1879 - 1955)
Signed in the lower left corner
Genre: Landscape painting
Period: Early 20th century
Country of origin: Catalonia, Spain
Good condition according to its age and use
Overall dimensions: 83 x 97 x 4 cm.
Dimensions without frame: 63 x 79 cm.
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