Raúl Álvarez (Madrid, 1982) is a Spanish contemporary painter who works within the language of figurative realism. His practice combines technical precision and close observation with an expressive approach that moves beyond faithful representation, using light, colour, texture and composition to create images with a strong psychological and emotional presence.
Although not exclusively, his work frequently focuses on the human figure and its relationship with water. Both become vehicles for exploring identity, vulnerability, introspection and transformation. Water also interests him for the pictorial challenges posed by its movement, transparency, reflections and distortions, as well as for its symbolic capacity to evoke contrasting emotional states.
Álvarez has presented numerous solo exhibitions across Spain and participated in Art Madrid, Hybrid Art Fair and Room Art Fair Madrid. His distinctions include First Prize at the X Bienal de Pintura Eixo Atlántico, the Audience Award at the XXXIII Muestra de Arte Joven de La Rioja and finalist recognition at the Jackson’s Open Art Prize in London. His work is held in institutional, corporate and private collections internationally.
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Blue Swimming Pool with Male Swimmer, Figurative Oil Painting, Original
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This blue swimming pool painting depicts a male swimmer seen from above, combining figurative realism with the abstract distortions created by moving water. Painted by Spanish artis...
Oil, Canvas
Burning Iceberg at Sea, Hyperrealist Surrealist Climate Change Oil Painting
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A monumental iceberg burns beneath a stormy grey sky in this hyperrealist oil painting addressing global warming and planetary destruction. Created by Spanish artist Raúl Álvarez in...
Oil, Canvas
Blue Interwoven Seascapes, Geometric Oil Painting on Wood, Signed Original
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This blue geometric seascape is an original oil painting on wood that combines two marine views through sweeping curves, fragmented planes and shifting horizons. Created by Spanish ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,060
Glacier and Distant Fire, Climate Change Surrealist Arctic Seascape Oil Painting
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A towering blue glacier overlooks a distant fire in this Arctic seascape oil painting, where frozen cliffs, dark smoke and orange flames evoke a landscape under threat. Created by S...
Canvas, Oil
Monochrome Ocean Waves Graphite Drawing with White Geometric Lines
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Monochrome marine landscape drawing in graphite on paper mounted on wood panel by Spanish contemporary artist Raúl Álvarez. Aqua Lineae XIII depicts a turbulent ocean surface interru...
Oil, Wood Panel, Paper, Graphite
$3,314
Female Surfer Underwater, Blue Summer Ocean Sport Surf Painting, Signed Original
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This underwater surfer painting captures a woman suspended beneath the ocean surface, combining luminous blue water, summer imagery and figurative real...
Oil, Wood Panel, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$3,777
Reflected Female Surfer, Deep Blue Underwater Figurative SportPainting, Original
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This deep blue hyperrealist painting depicts a surfer extending beneath the ocean surface, her body doubled and radically distorted by the moving water above. Created by Spanish pai...
Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Monochrome Ocean Waves Graphite Drawing on Paper Mounted on Wood Panel
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This monochrome ocean waves graphite drawing on paper mounted on wood panel was created by Spanish artist Raúl Álvarez in 2025. A low marine horizon and a rhythmic field of moving wa...
Oil, Wood Panel
$4,228
Underwater Female Swimmer in Orange Bikini, Large Realist Oil Painting on Wood
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This large underwater swimmer painting depicts a woman in an orange bikini suspended beneath the surface, surrounded by deep blue water and shifting reflections. Created by Spanish ...
Oil, Board
$1,030
Blue Ocean Waves and Pink Sunset Surrealist Geometric Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This blue ocean waves and pink sunset surrealist oil painting on wood panel was created by Spanish artist Raúl Álvarez in 2025. A turbulent seascape extends beneath a luminous peach,...
Oil, Wood Panel
$858
Towering Storm Cloud over the Sea, Monochrome Graphite Maritime Landscape Drawin
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A towering storm cloud rises above a calm sea in this monochrome graphite maritime landscape drawing by Spanish artist Raúl Álvarez. Created in 2025 and titled Horizonte acuático IV...
Clay, Glaze, Watercolor, Carbon Pencil
$457Sale Price|20% Off
Backlit Cresting Wave at Sunset, Small Realist Oil Painting on Wood
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This backlit ocean wave painting captures a crest of dark water rising against a luminous yellow sky, with airborne spray dissolving into light. Created by Spanish artist Raúl Álvar...
Canvas, Oil
$457Sale Price|20% Off
Dramatic Breaking Ocean Wave, Small Realist Seascape Oil Painting on Wood
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This dramatic ocean wave painting captures a cresting wall of water through layered blue tones, luminous foam and precise realist brushwork on wood. Created by Spanish artist Raúl Á...
Canvas, Oil
Monochrome Storm Seascape Graphite Drawing on Panel, Dramatic Ocean Waves
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A dramatic graphite seascape that captures the raw force of the Atlantic through atmosphere, movement and light rather than color. In Storm in Gray I, Spanish artist Raúl Álvarez tra...
Wood, Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
$858
Dramatic Cloudscape over the Sea, Monochrome Graphite Vertical Maritime Drawing
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Dramatic clouds gather above an expansive sea in this tall monochrome graphite maritime drawing by Spanish artist Raúl Álvarez. Created in 2025 and titled Horizonte acuático V—Aquat...
Clay, Glaze, Watercolor, Carbon Pencil
$1,430
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Chroma sky (Blue key) 10 - Contemporary, Blue, Minimalist, Figurative, Landscape
By Cătălin Petrișor
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Chroma sky (Blue key) 10, 2007 Acrylic and oil on canvas (Signed on reverse) 23.62 H x 31.49 W in 60 H x 80 W cm The artist wrote about how he conceives this work: "The transformat...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,200
H 15.5 in W 19.5 in
Chanjun Zheng Contemporary Original Oil Painting "Hometown"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Hometown Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 15.5 x 19.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painti...
Canvas, Oil
$1,050
H 24 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
"New World City" Abstract Geometric Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"New World City" Abstract Geometric Landscape in Oil on Canvas Bold abstract composition by Veronica "Roni" Bloch (American, 1925-1998). Strong shapes of dark red, blue, grey-blue, ...
Canvas, Oil
$412Sale Price|40% Off
H 14.97 in W 18.12 in
Sailor and Sunset Oil on Canvas Painting, Photorealist, Signed, 2010+
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frameless
Canvas, Oil
"Local Residents, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Local Residents," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a green grassy pasture where a herd of black cows graze. About the Artist: Judd Mercer is a watercolor painter based in Denver, Colorado. After attending art school for industrial design, Judd pursued a career in digital design and user experience and is co-owner of Elevated Third, a Denver-based digital agency. After committing to writing and illustrating a full-length fantasy novel in his spare time, Judd began watercolor painting around 2014, studying with teachers such as Alvaro Castagnet, Joseph Zbukvic and Herman Pekel...
Canvas, Oil
$1,600
H 19.25 in W 23.25 in D 1.125 in
Surreal Landscape by Italian Artist Lanfranco Finocchioli
Located in New York, NY
Lanfranco Finocchioli (Italian, b. 20th century) Sognando Capri (Dreaming of Capri), 2003 Oil on canvas 13 3/4 x 19 5/8 in. Framed: 19 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. Signed and dated lower...
Canvas, Oil
$4,988Sale Price|28% Off
H 84 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
In Spite of it All (Window, Skyscape, Warm, Dreamy, ~29% OFF)
By Annieo Klaas
Located in Kansas City, MO
Annieo Klaas In Spite of it All 2024 Oil on Canvas 84 x 48 inches (213.36 x 121.92 cm) Signed lower right COA provided *On stretcher frame - gallery wrapped - ready to hang Annieo ...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$400
H 33.08 in W 23.23 in D 0.79 in
Captivated: Art Deco, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Minimalism, Invest, Bold, Joy
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Captivated Art Deco, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Minimalism, Invest, Bold, Joy, Captivated, Beauty, Enchanted, Enthralled, Vivid, Bold This series connects to that around as...
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Stretcher Bars
$3,600
H 22 in W 28 in
Surrealist Oil Painting Circus Horse Scene Lionel Kalish Fantasy Scene New York
Located in Surfside, FL
Lionel Kalish (American B.1931) Hand signed lower right Oil on canvas Titled: "The Arrival" Dimensions: (Frame) H 22" x W 28" (Sight) H 25.5" x W 19.75" Modernist circus scene depicting nude people...
Canvas, Oil
$1,801Sale Price|20% Off
H 12 in W 16 in D 2 in
Farm in the Woods at Winter in the English Countryside with Warm Brown Colours
By Christopher Osborne
Located in Preston, GB
Farm in the Woods at Winter in the English Countryside with Warm Brown Colours by 20th Century British Artist, Christopher Osborne. Art measures 12 x 8 inches Frame measures 16 x ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,500
H 21 in W 25 in D 1.25 in
A Charming 1940s Mid-Century Modern Oil, Summer Night, Vermont, "English Dance"
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1940s Mid-Century Modern Landscape Oil Painting of a Summer Night in Vermont, "English Dance" by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a livel...
Oil, Canvas
$10,000
H 30 in W 48 in D 0.75 in
"Spring Morning" - Contemporary Realist Oil Painting of Rural Barns, 2024
By Michael Miller
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Miller’s "Spring Morning" (2024) captures the serene beauty of rural America in a masterfully executed oil on panel. This contemporary realist work depicts a timeworn red bar...
Canvas, Oil
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H 17.72 in W 11.82 in D 1.38 in
21st-Century Geometric Abstract Seascape, Oil on Plywood, Signed Original
By Raúl Álvarez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This 21st-century geometric seascape is an original oil painting on plywood that combines two distinct marine views through fragmented and overlapping planes. Created by Spanish pai...
Oil, Wood Panel