Venice
2.800 €
This extraordinary artwork of slender vertical proportions (123 x 56 cm), created in oil on canvas by Víctor Lahorra in 1993, represents a prime example from his highly sought-after Venetian period, capturing with refined virtuosity the façade of a Gothic-Renaissance palazzo rising above the waters of the Serenissima. The view depicts the noble architecture surrounding the Grand Canal and its tributaries, characterized by the 'porta d'acqua' with round arches, the upper loggia featuring Gothic tracery, and the signature 'paline' or mooring posts painted in blue and white stripes. Applying rich, fragmented brushwork rooted in the post-impressionist tradition, Lahorra demonstrates a direct kinship with the luminist teachings of his mentor Joaquín Torrens Lladó and the atmospheric vedutismo of John Singer Sargent, turning the lower plane of the canvas into a vibrant surface where sky reflections, ocre-toned walls, and dappled water shimmer in a harmonic palette of golds, blues, and violet shadows. The bold verticality of the composition heightens the monumental presence of the building and the immersive feel of the canal setting, establishing this painting as a high-caliber showcase piece supported by a classic gilded frame with a linen inner mat that reinforces the distinction of a work fitting for premier private and institutional collections.
TechniqueOil sobre tela
Dimensions126x61cm
Year1993
ArtistLAHORRA, Víctor
LAHORRA, Víctor
Víctor Lahorra (Valencia, 1970) stands out as one of the most solid and accomplished figures in contemporary Spanish figurative art and portraiture, with a background of flawless academic rigor initiated at the prestigious Massana School in Barcelona in 1986 and refined between 1988 and 1993 in Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca under the direct mentorship of the renowned master Joaquín Torrens Lladó at the Mediterranean Free School. Inheriting a mastery of light play, precise anatomical drawing, and a fluid, impastoed brushstroke evocative of Sorolla and post-impressionist tradition, Lahorra made his gallery debut in Madrid in 1989, building a distinguished career recognized by prominent institutional honors such as First Prize at the II Jacena National Painting Competition (Jaén, 1998) and the prestigious Joan Abelló Special Award from the Reial Cercle Artístic de Barcelona in 2008. Central to his artistic output is his highly acclaimed Venetian period, a mature series in which the artist reinterprets the unique atmosphere of the Serenissima through vibrant reflections on the canals, palatial architecture, and a sublime rendering of chromatic light and water, turning these Venetian canvases into one of his most sought-after and highly valued artistic genres among international collectors. Also specializing in high-level institutional portraiture, life studies, and luminist seascapes, Víctor Lahorra's work enjoys a mature market and a remarkably stable valuation within high-end private and institutional collection circles, where his commissioned portraits and Venetian vistas command prices in the several thousand-euro range. His highly sought-after artwork resides in major public, religious, and corporate institutions—most notably the official portrait collection of the Consell Consultiu de la Generalitat de Catalunya, the Portrait Gallery of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, the Reial Cercle Artístic de Barcelona, Lufthansa Corporation in the Philippines, and the episcopal seats of the Dioceses of Teruel and Urgell—alongside inclusion in distinguished private holdings such as the collection of former cabinet minister Jaime Lamo de Espinosa and elite private collections across Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, the United States, Andorra, Argentina, and Chile.
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