Emilia Castañeda (née en 1943) - Portrait de Jeune Femme assise (Vendu sans prix de réserve)

We present to you a very elegant watercolor on paper depicting a woman sitting and holding a bouquet by Emilia Castañeda (born 1943).

This female figure is painted in a delicate palette of pinks, blues and purples, with a soft and luminous touch.

The watercolor is signed bottom right.

The work is presented with a matte and in a wooden frame.

Title: Young Woman Sitting (1984)

Technique: Watercolor on paper

Artist: Emilia Castañeda Martínez (born 1943)

Size of work: 34 × 23.5 cm

Overall size with frame: 49 × 39 cm

Condition: Good condition

Frame: Wooden frame with mat, good overall condition

Provenance: Marcel Guiot gallery collection.

Emilia Castañeda Martínez is a Spanish painter born in Madrid on November 7, 1943, renowned for works of great sensitivity. She settled in Barcelona from childhood, the city where she completed all her artistic training. She began her studies in 1956 at the private academy of painter Víctor Esteban Ripaux. She then joined the Llotja School of Arts and Trades in 1959, followed by the Massana School in 1969. Becoming a professional painter in the 1970s, she has exhibited her works internationally. Her work is characterized by mastery of pastel, oil and watercolor. She favors a figurative, dreamlike painting that magnifies reality. Her creations highlight the sensual and poetic female nude. The figures often evolve in abstract, symbol-rich landscapes. Her unique style is sometimes compared to the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt. She also distinguishes herself through book illustration and lithographs. Her canvases are sought after on the European and American art market. She has numerous distinctions, including the prestigious Fortuny Medal in 1970.