Flavia Delgado - SPINACH! XL

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Flavia Delgado presents SPINACH! XL, a 100 cm high by 70 cm wide acrylic painting, original edition from 2026, a multicolor Pop Art portrait signed by hand and in excellent condition, originating from Spain and sold directly by the artist.

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SPINACH! is a 70 x 100 cm painting by Flavia Delgado that rescues, with irony, humor, and a powerful visual charge, one of the most recognizable icons of 20th-century popular culture.

The figure of the muscular sailor, historically associated with the strength obtained through spinach, appears here reinterpreted under the clean and vibrant language of contemporary pop art. The character not only evokes nostalgia for old ads and cartoons but also for a time when advertising turned everyday habits into true visual manifestos.

The intense red background, the aggressive typography, and the exaggerated caricature build a work with immediate, fun, and energetic reading. Flavia Delgado plays with graphic humor, but also with collective memory: we all recognize the message even before reading it.

SPINACH! functions as a poster, as a vintage wink, and as an ironic statement about strength, health, and clichés of consumption. The painting turns a simple green leaf into an almost heroic emblem.

The artist uses a deliberately advertising aesthetic to talk about something broader: how commercial images are part of our emotional imaginary and end up becoming small symbols of generational identity.

A fresh, nostalgic, and tremendously striking piece, where visual humor becomes the absolute protagonist.

SHIPPING:
The work is offered directly by FLAVIA DELGADO, guaranteeing its authenticity with a certificate signed by the artist herself.
The painting (UNFRAMED) will be carefully rolled and protected inside a sturdy cardboard tube for shipping.

After payment confirmation, a period of three days is required to prepare the piece and send it. Delivery time will depend on the destination, with a maximum of up to ten business days.

Seller's Story

I present a pictorial work line strongly linked to illustration and artistic poster design. My works combine the language of classic poster art with the plastic freedom of contemporary painting: flat colors, defined contours, direct scenes, and a clear narrative sense. My work dialogues with the tradition of 20th-century poster art, especially with the universe of Art Deco and European and North American advertising posters, where authors like A. M.. Cassandre, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Leonetto Cappiello used synthetic imagery and color for visual impact. There are also affinities with European comic graphics and the clear line, from Hergé to modern editorial illustration. In my paintings, I depict interiors, architectures, figures, and travel scenes—such as roads, vintage cars, or landscapes—approached from a graphic perspective reminiscent of posters and illustrated books, but transferred to the realm of painting on paper and canvas. I aim for each image to function like a frame or a narrative poster, capable of suggesting a broader story without needing to explain it.
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SPINACH! is a 70 x 100 cm painting by Flavia Delgado that rescues, with irony, humor, and a powerful visual charge, one of the most recognizable icons of 20th-century popular culture.

The figure of the muscular sailor, historically associated with the strength obtained through spinach, appears here reinterpreted under the clean and vibrant language of contemporary pop art. The character not only evokes nostalgia for old ads and cartoons but also for a time when advertising turned everyday habits into true visual manifestos.

The intense red background, the aggressive typography, and the exaggerated caricature build a work with immediate, fun, and energetic reading. Flavia Delgado plays with graphic humor, but also with collective memory: we all recognize the message even before reading it.

SPINACH! functions as a poster, as a vintage wink, and as an ironic statement about strength, health, and clichés of consumption. The painting turns a simple green leaf into an almost heroic emblem.

The artist uses a deliberately advertising aesthetic to talk about something broader: how commercial images are part of our emotional imaginary and end up becoming small symbols of generational identity.

A fresh, nostalgic, and tremendously striking piece, where visual humor becomes the absolute protagonist.

SHIPPING:
The work is offered directly by FLAVIA DELGADO, guaranteeing its authenticity with a certificate signed by the artist herself.
The painting (UNFRAMED) will be carefully rolled and protected inside a sturdy cardboard tube for shipping.

After payment confirmation, a period of three days is required to prepare the piece and send it. Delivery time will depend on the destination, with a maximum of up to ten business days.

Seller's Story

I present a pictorial work line strongly linked to illustration and artistic poster design. My works combine the language of classic poster art with the plastic freedom of contemporary painting: flat colors, defined contours, direct scenes, and a clear narrative sense. My work dialogues with the tradition of 20th-century poster art, especially with the universe of Art Deco and European and North American advertising posters, where authors like A. M.. Cassandre, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Leonetto Cappiello used synthetic imagery and color for visual impact. There are also affinities with European comic graphics and the clear line, from Hergé to modern editorial illustration. In my paintings, I depict interiors, architectures, figures, and travel scenes—such as roads, vintage cars, or landscapes—approached from a graphic perspective reminiscent of posters and illustrated books, but transferred to the realm of painting on paper and canvas. I aim for each image to function like a frame or a narrative poster, capable of suggesting a broader story without needing to explain it.
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Details

Artist
Flavia Delgado
Edition
Original
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Sold with frame
No
Title of artwork
SPINACH! XL
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Colour
Multicolour
Height
100 cm
Width
70 cm
Weight
600 g
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Pop Art
Period
2020+
Sold by
SpainVerified
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Objects sold
100%
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