Antonio Sadurní (1927-2014) - NO RESERVE - Paisaje rural

Pictura Auctions presents this magnificent work of art belonging to Antonio Sadurní, which depicts a rural valley with fields, houses and a winding road that guides the gaze toward a row of trees and imposing mountains. The painting stands out for its excellent technique and the great pictorial quality it conveys.

· Dimensions of the work: 38x46x2 cm.
· Oil on canvas signed by the artist in the bottom right.
· The piece is in good conservation condition.

The work comes from an exclusive private collection in Girona.

Important note: the photographs included are part of the lot description.

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This painting presents a wide view of a rural valley, viewed from an elevated position that allows encompassing the fields, buildings and the horizon mountains. The gaze is first directed toward a clear road that meanders from the foreground and enters the landscape, crossing green plots until it is lost near a row of tall, slender trees. On one side there is a small group of houses with reddish roofs, while in the background rises an imposing mountain with steep profiles. The scene combines the serenity of rural life with the grandeur of the natural surroundings.

At the bottom, vegetation occupies the edges of the composition and frames the view as if the spectator were observing the valley from a hillside covered with trees and shrubs. Among the foliage small areas of earth and reddish patches can be distinguished which could correspond to roofs or exposed land. Beyond extend the fields, divided into plots of different sizes and tones: deep greens, bright yellows and more subdued hues suggesting crops and meadows. These divisions draw horizontal and diagonal lines that organize the space and add richness to the panorama.

The road is one of the elements that gives the scene the most movement. Its light tone contrasts with the fields and describes a broad curve that leads the eye toward the center of the valley. As it advances, it seems to narrow and continue between the plots, until reaching a zone of grouped trees. Near one of the cultivated areas there are several rural buildings, with light walls and reddish roofs, integrated into the landscape without imposing on it. Next to them small dark figures can be discerned, suggesting the presence of people or animals and providing a human scale to the breadth of the surroundings.

In the middle plane, a line of slender vertical trees marks a separation between the open fields and the denser green mass that rises behind. The trees and the vegetated slopes form a band of deep greens, with bluish and dark variations that give a sense of shade and distance. Above this green mantle appear the mountains, with abrupt contours and tones of gray, blue and earthy tones. Their peaks are etched against a bright sky of blues and whites, crossed by elongated clouds that reinforce the sense of vastness and fresh air.

Together, the painting conveys a harmonious view of a valley where cultivated fields, the road, the rural houses, the trees and the mountains relate to each other in a composition full of depth. The curved course of the path invites imagining a walk through the landscape and leads the view from the proximity of the hillside to the distant peaks. The greens bring freshness and abundance, while the reddish tones of the roofs and fields add warmth and variety. The scene evokes the tranquility of life in the countryside and the beauty of a territory where nature and human activity coexist peacefully.