Ramon Ylla (1926 – 1998) - Bodegón frutal (siguiendo los modelos de Luis Meléndez)

Signed by the artist at the bottom and dated 1973.

The condition of the work is acceptable, but as you can see, it has some craquelures in the paint.

The artwork is presented framed (the frame has some flaws)

Dimensions of the artwork: 60 x 73 cm.

Dimensions of the framed artwork: 76 x 89 cm.



Artist's biography

Ramon Ylla (Barcelona, 1926 – Girona, 1998)

Ramon Ylla was a Barcelona-based painter specializing in the reproduction and reinterpretation of classical still lifes. Born in 1926 in the Gràcia neighborhood, he demonstrated a remarkable talent for drawing and a deep sensitivity to light and color from a young age. He began his training at the Escola Superior de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi, where he studied under artists linked to late noucentisme.

After the Civil War, Ylla developed his career in a context of scarce resources, largely dedicating himself to copying works by masters of the 18th and 19th centuries — especially Luis Meléndez, Zurbarán, and Henri Fantin-Latour. His reproductions, meticulous and full of nuances, were aimed at both the local market and private commissions from antiquarians and European collectors.

During the 1950s and 1960s, he alternated his work as a copyist with creating his own works, in which he reinterpreted the still life genre from a more luminist and Mediterranean perspective. He mainly used oil on board or on thick linen, with a warm palette and restrained brushwork.

From the 1970s onwards, he settled in Girona, where he maintained a small workshop and continued working until his death in 1998. Although he never achieved significant institutional recognition, his work was appreciated for its technical rigor and fidelity to the spirit of traditional painting. Today, his paintings are preserved in private collections and in some galleries in Barcelona and Girona.