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MEDITERRANEAN LANDSCAPE

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

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

• Chronology: 1970.

• Technique: Mixed media on paper.

• Dimensions of the artwork: 33 x 46 cm.

• Overall dimensions with frame: 54 x 67 cm.

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

• Theme: Rural Mediterranean landscape with popular architecture, crops, and mountainous relief.

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

-- The work will be professionally packaged using customized packaging and shipped insured to any international destination.

-- We work with a specialized logistics center, with preparation and distribution roughly 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 track record, linked to Mediterranean figuration and to 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 his language had already achieved a highly recognizable synthesis between observation, memory, and expressive freedom.

1.2. A landscape born from the gaze

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

The white houses, reddish rooftops, vegetation and the small yellow building that crowns the hillside build a serene, bright and profoundly Mediterranean landscape.

ARTISTIC DESCRIPTION

2.1. Color, line and construction of the territory

The work is resolved with a fresh mixed technique, where color strokes coexist with paper reserves, quick lines and areas of denser material.

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 buildings and the sense of a lived territory.

2.2. A composition of lyrical sensitivity

Mundó organizes the scene with staggered planes that lead the eye from the first vegetal foreground toward 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 student of Joaquim Mir and Manolo Hugué, and completed part of his studies 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 brushwork and the soulful interpretation of the environment.

3.2. The landscape as synthesis

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

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

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

CONDITION

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 texture areas, dry brush, and paper reserves typical of its execution.

Because this is a work on paper 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 mat and decorative frame, which appropriately 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, so no claims related to its condition, suitability or conservation will be accepted.

GUARANTEE, TRANSPARENCY AND SHIPPING

5.1. Responsible identification

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

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 form an essential part of the description. They are recommended to be studied carefully to assess technique, condition, presentation, signature and frame before making an offer.

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

5.3. Packaging and logistics conditions

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

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 emerge from memory.

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

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