Enric Solanilla (1963) - New York

Pictura Galería presents this magnificent artwork belonging to Enric Solanilla, which represents the magnitude and vitality of a great city, where architecture becomes a symbol of the energy and complexity of urban life. The painting stands out for its excellent technique and the high pictorial quality it conveys.

• Dimensions of the work: 100x160 cm.
• Oil on canvas over a collage printed using the giclée technique, hand-signed by the artist at the bottom right of the work. Edition 4/100.
• The piece is in perfect conservation condition.

The work comes from an exclusive private collection in Girona.

Important note: the photographs included are an integral part of the lot description.

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This painting offers a wide and vibrant view of a great city, unfolding a densely built urban landscape that stretches to the horizon. The composition is dominated by a accumulation of buildings of different heights, shapes and colors, creating a complex and fascinating visual weave. The viewer’s gaze is immediately drawn to the center, where an emblematic tower rises with elegance, acting as the visual axis around which the whole ensemble is organized.

The city is presented as a mosaic of geometric volumes, where each building seems to fit with the next in a kind of architectural puzzle. The façades, though simplified, show a great chromatic richness, with warm and cool tones that alternate and balance, generating depth and dynamism. This diversity of colors and shapes conveys the sensation of a living city, in constant motion, where each structure has its own identity within the whole.

In the background, the horizon opens to a wide space suggesting the presence of water, providing a visual breath against the urban density. This contrast between the concentration of buildings and the breadth of the distant landscape reinforces the sense of scale, showing the city’s magnitude in relation to its surroundings. The sky, wide and bright, adds a dimension of calm that balances the intensity of the foreground.

The treatment of perspective creates an immersive feel, as if the viewer were suspended above the city, observing its immensity from a privileged vantage point. The vertical lines of the skyscrapers rise with force, while the horizontals of the horizon and the sky stabilize the composition. This play of directions brings harmony and structure, preventing the complexity of the overall scene from becoming chaotic.

Beyond its physical representation, the work suggests a reflection on urban life, human density, and the coexistence of multiple stories in the same space. Each building can be interpreted as a container of lives, experiences and different rhythms, which together form the city’s pulse. The image conveys both the grandeur and the intimacy of the urban, inviting contemplation of the city not only as a physical space but as a living organism.

Taken together, the work represents the energy and complexity of urban life, showing a vibrant and monumental city where architecture and landscape intertwine in a harmonious and dynamic vision.