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MEDITERRANEAN LANDSCAPE

Ignasi Mundó i Marcet (Barcelona, 1918–2012) — signed and dated 1970

• Artist: Ignasi Mundó i Marcet (Barcelona, 1918–2012).

• Chronology: 1970.

• Technique: Mixed media on paper.

• Work measurements: 33 x 46 cm.

• Overall measurements with frame: 54 x 67 cm.

• Signature: Signed and dated “I. Mundó 70” in the lower right corner.

• Theme: Mediterranean rural landscape with traditional architecture, crops and mountain relief.

• Presentation: Work protected under glass, with matting and decorative frame.

-- The work will be professionally packaged with custom packing and shipped insured to any international destination.

-- We work with a specialized logistics center, with preparation and distribution approximately within 3 days once payment is confirmed.

IDENTIFICATION

1.1. Authorship, signature and date
Original work signed and dated 1970 by Ignasi Mundó i Marcet, Catalan painter with a solid career, linked to Mediterranean figuration and a deeply personal interpretation of the landscape.

The signature, visible in the lower right corner, includes the date “70,” placing the work at a particularly interesting moment of artistic maturity, when its language had already achieved a highly recognizable synthesis between observation, memory and expressive freedom.

1.2. A landscape born of looking

The composition does not aim to describe a specific place in a topographic way. Mundó transforms rural architecture, fields, paths and hills into an intimate vision, almost evoked from memory.

The white houses, reddish roofs, vegetation and the small yellow building at the hillside build a serene, luminous and deeply Mediterranean landscape.

ARTISTIC DESCRIPTION

2.1. Color, line and construction of the territory

The work is resolved through a fresh mixed technique, where color strokes, paper reserves, quick lines and denser matter coexist.

The greens, ochres, blues, reddish tones and whites do not seek a literal reproduction of the landscape, but to convey its essential structure: the slope, the light, the vegetation, the scattered constructions and the sense of a lived territory.

2.2. A composition with lyrical sensitivity

Mundó organizes the scene through stepped planes that lead the eye from the first vegetal term to the houses and the distant mountain.

The apparent spontaneity of the stroke hides a very measured composition. Each element keeps its place: the crops, the trees, the walls, the roofs and the clouds contribute to an atmosphere of calm and balance.

STYLE, SCHOOL AND CONTEXT

3.1. Ignasi Mundó and Catalan painting of the 20th century

Ignasi Mundó i Marcet was born in Barcelona in 1918 and died in the same city in 2012.

He trained at La Llotja, was a pupil of Joaquim Mir and Manolo Hugué, and completed part of his training in Paris, where he frequented artistic circles linked to European figurative modernity.

His work, developed over several decades, preserves a post-impressionist root visible in the prominence of color, the vibrancy of the brushstroke and the soulful interpretation of the surroundings.

3.2. The landscape as synthesis

This work belongs to a way of understanding the landscape that is distant from academic description. The artist does not copy the territory: he orders it, simplifies it and turns it into a visual experience.

Rural architecture appears reduced to clear volumes and colored roofs; vegetation is resolved with quick signs; the hills become a succession of soft rhythms.

The result is a recognizable landscape, yet open to the viewer’s imagination.

CONDITION REPORT

4.1. Visible condition of the work

The work is presented in good overall visible condition and remains protected under glass. The technique preserves its expressiveness, with textured areas, dry brush and paper reserves typical of its execution.

As this is a paper work framed, it is recommended to carefully review the enlarged photographs, which are an essential part of the description.

4.2. Frame and presentation

The work is delivered with its current matting and decorative frame, which properly accompanies the composition and protects the piece.

The frame is included as a courtesy and gift. It may show signs of use, age, small alterations or fragility typical of a decorative element, thus no claims will be accepted regarding its condition, suitability or conservation.

GUARANTEE, TRANSPARENCY AND SHIPMENT

5.1. Responsible identification

The attribution is based on the signature and date visible in the lower right corner, consistent with the artist’s name and with his documented output.

The work is offered with prudent cataloging, based exclusively on the visible elements, without adding provenance, exhibitions or certifications not provided.

5.2. Photographs and description

The photographs are an essential part of the description. It is recommended to study them carefully to assess technique, condition, presentation, signature and frame before making an offer.

No claims will be accepted relating to aspects described or clearly visible in the images, without prejudice to the platform’s applicable conditions and current regulations.

5.3. Packaging and logistics conditions

The work will be prepared by a specialized company with tailored protection, foam and professional packaging, with international insured shipping.

Possible additional costs arising from destinations outside European zones 1 and 2, islands, remote areas, high-rate zones, non-EU destinations or exceptional logistical circumstances will be borne by the buyer.

CONTEMPLATION

6.1. The remembered territory

There are landscapes that are contemplated as a view; others seem to arise from memory.

In this work, the houses, fields and roads are not presented as an exact geography, but as a way of remembering the land: a lit hill, a red roof, the green progressing between walls and the clear light resting on the volumes.

Mundó turns a rural corner into a quiet, warm and close presence.