E. García - Emily XL (no reserve)

EMILY is a 70x100 cm painting by contemporary artist Ernest García. The work features a female portrait accompanied by a horse, created through a frontal composition of strong visual impact and an intense color palette. The figure of Emily appears elegantly dressed, with a large black hat and a red suit covered with large flowers, while the animal occupies the left side of the scene and shares the painting’s protagonism with her.

The composition is organized around the proximity between the young woman and the horse. Both are depicted in the foreground, almost life-size, creating a direct relationship with the viewer. Emily stands erect and serene, with a gaze slightly shifted and a restrained expression that conveys confidence, refinement, and independence. The horse, positioned beside her, introduces a noble and calm presence, reinforced by the frontal stance of its head and by the softness of its browns, ochres, and golds.

The wardrobe is one of the most prominent elements of the work. The red dress is covered with large yellow, pink, and green flowers, resolved with a broad and visible brushstroke. The black belt defines the silhouette and establishes visual continuity with the hat, whose curved shape frames the face and provides balance to the upper area of the painting. The combination of fashion, portraiture, and equestrian theme makes the scene a sophisticated image with a strong decorative character.

The background is built from large vertical planes of intense greens, accompanied by flowers and plant forms in pinks, yellows, and blues. Ernest García does not aim to describe a concrete landscape, but to create an ornamental environment that surrounds the characters and enhances their presence. Nature and clothing visually merge through the repetition of floral motifs, generating a unitary and rhythmic composition.

The work uses color as its main expressive resource. The bright greens of the background contrast with the fiery red of the dress and with the deep black of the hat. The warm tones of the horse add balance and soften the scene’s intensity. The brushwork is visible, spontaneous, and direct, especially in the flowers, the horse’s coat, and the color surfaces, preserving the painting’s manual energy.

Chromatic freedom and the integration between figure, ornamentation, and nature maintain affinities with Fauvism and with decorative portraits by Henri Matisse. Es, also, echoes of the modern feminine portrait and the equestrian tradition can be appreciated, reinterpreted from a contemporary sensibility. These references function as visual affinities rather than imitations, as the work preserves a personal language based on frontal presentation, formal synthesis, and the exaltation of color.

Beyond its elegance, Emily conveys an idea of autonomy and complicity with the animal. The young woman and the horse appear united not through a concrete action, but by their physical closeness and by the shared calm of their gazes. The work thus celebrates the relationship between human figure, nature, and the equestrian world, constructing an image of serene strength, identity, and freedom.

Emily will prove especially attractive to collectors interested in contemporary figurative painting, female portraits, women with hats, equestrian painting, horses in art, floral fashion, colorful portraits, Fauvism, Henri Matisse, decorative art, and Spanish contemporary painting. Its powerful framing, its chromatic richness, and its balance between elegance and expressivity make this work a piece with strong visual presence and notable appeal for auction.


Authenticity and Shipping:
The work is offered directly by E. García, guaranteeing its authenticity with a certificate signed by the artist himself. The painting will be carefully rolled and protected inside a sturdy cardboard tube for shipping. After payment is confirmed, a period of three days is required to prepare the piece and send it. Delivery time will depend on the destination, with a maximum deadline of up to ten working days.