Alfredo Opisso (1907-1980) - El Hipodromo

Title: The Racetrack
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School: Catalan School (20th century)
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Author: Alfredo Opisso (1907–1980)
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Style: Figurative impressionism and costumbrismo inspired by modernism.
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Technique: Oil on panel.
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Condition: Overall good state of conservation. The frame shows slight signs of age.
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Circle and artistic influence:
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Alfredo Opisso was a Spanish painter and illustrator belonging to the Opisso artistic family, linked to the Catalan cultural milieu of the 19th and 20th centuries. His work relates to figurative painting, portraiture and scenes of a costumbrista nature, within the Catalan artistic tradition.
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The work presents affinities with social-life painting from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, especially with the compositions of Ramón Casas, Toulouse-Lautrec and Jean Béraud. These references manifest in the elegant ambience, characterisation of the figures and the interest in bourgeois social gatherings.
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The composition recreates a lively social scene on a period terrace, with several figures dressed in elegant attire. In the foreground, a lady seated on the left stands out, wearing blue and wearing a hat of the same color.
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In the central and right zones appear various gentlemen and ladies conversing around small tables. A woman in a pink dress and red hat stands out, introducing an intense chromatic contrast against the dark tones of the men's suits.
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In the background a architectural structure with large windows and a decorative lattice is discernible, contributing to a refined atmosphere evocative of the Belle Époque.
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The painting combines a relatively loose brushwork with recognizable figurative drawing, using a palette of blues, pinks, grays and browns.
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Signature present in the lower right corner.
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It is framed in a very ornate gilt frame with abundant vegetal decorations inspired by Baroque and Rococo. The corners feature sculptural reliefs of volutes and floral motifs, while a beige textile mat completes the ensemble.
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Dimensions: 33 × 42 cm
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Dimensions with frame: 55 × 66 cm