Spanish school (XX) - La primavera del toro

The Spring of the Bull

- Author: Spanish School (20th century)

- Year or decade of creation: 1990s

- Signature: Signed "Francisco" in the lower right corner.

- School: Contemporary Spanish School

- Style: Figurative Expressionism

- Technique: Oil on canvas

Framed measurements: 90 x 76 cm
Canvas measurements: 76 x 61 cm

Artistic description

A work of great presence dedicated to one of the most representative motifs of Spanish pictorial tradition: the fighting bull. The composition presents several bulls in a spring landscape of intense luminosity, with three specimens dominating the foreground and other animals integrated into the depth of the field.

The painting stands out especially for an energetic, gestural brushwork, loaded with material, clearly visible on the bodies of the animals and in the vegetation. The artist builds the figures through patches and overlapped strokes, moving away from an academic representation to seek expressiveness and movement.

The palette combines blacks, grays and bluish tones in the bulls with yellows, greens, ochres and small reddish accents in the landscape. This contrast reinforces the powerful presence of the animals against a luminous, colorful spring environment. In the background, trees and buildings are resolved in a freer, sketchy manner, creating depth without detracting from the main scene.

The work is signed "Francisco" in the lower right corner. On the back of the canvas is handwritten the title "La Primavera del Toro", accompanied by a flourish. The stretcher also bears Grumbacher, New York, US manufacturer of art materials seals; this element relates to the support and should not be interpreted by itself as an indication of authorship or origin of the painting.

It is presented with a wide, classically molded frame in dark reddish tones that notably enhances the composition. A decorative, large-format piece with strong character, especially suitable for collectors of bullfighting painting, Spanish figurative art, and equestrian and rural themes.

Condition report

The work is in generally good condition.

Paint layer stable, with the impasto texture typical of the technique used.

No significant losses or invasive restorations observed.

This is a piece ready to hang and enjoy without intervention.

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