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An emotive painting that captures the dramatic spectacle of a matador and a bull, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1970 on reverse.
The subject matter focuses on the intense interaction between the two figures, with the matador standing confidently in his vibrant red attire and the bull charging forward with energy and strength.
The painting exhibits an impressionistic style, emphasising mood and movement over precise details. The loose, gestural and dynamic brushstrokes lend an expressive quality to the work, drawing attention to the motion and emotion of the scene.
The colour palette is warm and earthy, dominated by shades of red, pink, sand, and black. The red of the matador’s cape contrasts strikingly with the dark tones of the bull, creating a focal point in the composition.
This oil on canvas is housed in complementary gilt frame with an inner cream border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.
Size: 50 x 58 cm (including frame)
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An engaging modernist animal composition, executed in oil onto board.
The subject is a black dog shown in profile, with a thin pink collar. The simplicity of the composition draws attention to the dog’s elegant silhouette, and its posture conveys a calm dignity.
The soft beige and pale blue of the background provide a gentle contrast to the dark charcoal hues of the dog, enhancing the subject’s prominence.
The brushwork is expressive and sweeping, with visible strokes that add movement and energy to the piece.
This oil on board is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffs..
Size: 38 x 33 cm (including frame)
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A small and engaging mid-century animal composition painted in a naïve style, executed in oil onto board.
A dove stands in profile, with its body facing left and its gaze directed forward.
The colour palette is restrained and subdued, utilising shades of browns and white. The background is split into sections, with a darker brown area surrounding the bird, creating a stark contrast with its white shade. There is a small rectangular window in the upper left corner, where we can spot a few tiny birds, and of which also adds depth to the composition. The brushstrokes are smooth, suggesting careful layering of colours.
This oil on board is housed in a complementary black frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.
Size: 23 x 28 cm (including frame)
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A small and engaging mid-century animal composition painted in a naïve style, executed in oil onto board.
The composition focuses on a black bull standing on a light green landscape with gentle hills in the distance.
The bull is painted in a solid black tone, with subtle, barely noticeable strokes that hint at the contours of its body. The details are minimal yet expressive, especially in the bull’s face, which features a slightly surprised, wide-eyed expression.
The brushwork appears smooth and deliberate, and the colour palette is restrained.
This oil on board is housed in a complementary black frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.
Size: 23 x 28 cm (including frame)
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A small and engaging mid-century animal composition painted in a naïve style, executed in oil onto board.
The composition focuses on a black sheep within a nature landscape setting. The sheep has an expressive face, which features a slightly surprised, wide-eyed expression.
The overall colour palette is subdued, with the background in light earthy tones of beige and light green, which allows the rich black of the sheep to stand out prominently. The brushstrokes are textured, imbuing the work with a tactile quality.
This oil on board is housed in a complementary black frame. The painting and frame have some slight wear as shown in the photos, but this is in keeping with its style.
Size: 22 x 27.5 cm (including frame)
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A captivating and uplifting mid-century landscape painting, executed in oil onto board.
The central figures of the painting are two great tit birds, happily perched on a branch. The backdrop of the landscape is rendered in a semi-abstract manner with all realistic details omitted and reduced down to blocks of contrasting colours that demonstrates depth to the painting.
The painting has been rendered in an array of uplifting shades including yellow, red, green and blue. The expressive brushstrokes add a light texture to the painting, enhancing its visual interest and depth.
The painting celebrates the simple joy of two birds in a colourful world, and the overall effect is one of exuberance and freedom.
This oil on board is housed in a complementary frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.
Size: 30 x 38 cm (including frame)
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An emotive and brilliantly executed mid-century semi-abstract oil painting by Swedish artist Eric Elfvén (1921–2008), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Jönköping Museum, Borås Art Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
The composition captures the dynamic interaction between a matador and a bull. Executed in an abstract manner, the scene is rendered through a masterful reduction of form, where bold simplified forms in contrasting colours intersect to create depth and intensity. The limited earthy colour palette, predominantly composed of browns, deep reds, and black, coupled with expressive brushstrokes, evokes a profound emotional resonance, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the drama and passion of the bullfighting spectacle.
This oil on board is housed in a complementary champagne-painted wood frame with an inner linen lining. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has some scuffs.
Size: 35 x 46 cm (including frame)
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A whimsical surrealist mid-century composition, executed in oil onto board.
The painting depicts a sailor wearing a blue uniform, smoking a pipe. Behind him, we can spot a body of water, and a grey cloud pouring rain down on a large pink fish.
The scene has a whimsical, playful feel, with bright, bold colours and a Naïve style.
The subject’s exaggerated facial features, along with the dreamlike composition, contribute to a surreal and lighthearted atmosphere.
This oil on board is housed in a complementary gilt frame. The painting is in excellent vintage condition, and the frame has a some scuffing.
Size: 30 x 37.5 cm (including frame)
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A vivid and quirky mid century modernist still life, painted in oil onto canvas.
Featuring a saturated colour palette and bold, expressive brushwork, this painting captures a kitchen top scene in a Naïve style. It leans towards semi abstraction, with a shift away from traditional perspective and a focus on formal elements like shape, line and colour. It is reminiscent of the St Ives artists who worked under a similar ethos inspired by the landscape of West Cornwall and used its shapes, forms and colours as a source for much of their work.
This oil on canvas is simply framed, and is in good vintage condition.
Size: 37.5 x 47 cm (including frame)
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A beautiful and soothing mid-century animal landscape composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1952.
The painting captures a group of horses in a vast open landscape. Set against a backdrop of cream tones, the darker shades of the horses contrasts wonderfully, highlighting their form.
Executed with a beautiful earthy colour palette that evokes calm, the artist displays a fine mastery of his medium of oil as he confidently captures the detailing of the horses through precise, swift and expressive brushstrokes, that also gives the painting a textured quality.
This oil on board is housed in a well-suited wood frame with and inner linen border. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.
Size: 39 x 60 cm (including frame)
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An emotive and brilliantly executed mid-century composition, painted in oil onto board by the established Swedish artist Eric Elfvén (1921–2008), whose works have been exhibited in public collections including the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Jönköping Museum, Borås Art Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
The composition depicts a toreador dressed in white, courageously waving a pink muleta at a charging bull. The presence of both figures are set against a backdrop of warm and muted shades of orange and red, evoking a sense of energy to the painting.
Executed in an abstract manner, the scene is rendered through a masterful reduction of form, where blocks of contrasting colours intersect to create depth and intensity. The limited yet rich palette, coupled with expressive brushstrokes, evokes a profound emotional resonance, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in the drama and passion of the bullfighting spectacle.
This oil on board is housed in a very well-suited frame with an inner linen border and gilt window. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.
Size: 36.5 x 46.5 cm (including frame)
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An expressive mid-century figurative composition, executed in gouache and dated 1953.
The painting captures a striking side profile of a female figure holding a rooster with her right hand. The woman’s statuesque form contrasts with the rooster’s tense posture.
The artist has used long, sweeping brushstrokes that are both expressive and fluid, imbuing the scene with a sense of intensity.
The use of gouache allows for rich, opaque colours to beautifully overlay one another, displaying flatness yet demonstrating depth to the painting.
This gouache on paper is glazed (there is a layer of glass between the frame and the painting to ensure its longevity). The painting is in very good vintage condition, and the frame has losses to its edges.
Size: 84.5 x 67 cm (including frame)
Free domestic (UK) shipping. As this artwork is very large, it is unlikely that we will be able to ship it internationally. If you are very interested and are located outside of the UK, please contact us and we will see what we can do.
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