MODEST URGELL
31 1/2 x 70 7/8 in
Landscape with lady is a magnificent example of the type of landscape that defines Modest Urgell’s painting. The Romantic aesthetic characteristic of his production is never more evident than in this work. The horizonal format in large dimensions uses an open and expansive approach for the composition, imposing itself on the spectator and making them part of the landscape and its force. This horizontal plane is only interrupted by three trees at the extreme left of the work and the figure, in shades of blue, standing out against the vegetation. They are the four elements that establish a different rhythm from almost two meters of horizontal composition. What is more, these – especially the woman with her hat – serve to suggest a mysterious sensation and story which only the viewer can interpret on their own and in a personal manner.
Exhibitions
Barcelona, Sala Parés, Paisajes. Un recorrido pictórico (1877-1977), cat. no. 40.Literature
S. Fuentes, Paisajes. Un recorrido pictórico (1877-1977), exh. cat., Barcelona 2020, fig. p. 21.