Osvaldo Santiesteban Caballero - Mirada Atenta

Oil portrait of a horse, conceived in the tradition of equestrian and realist animal painting. The animal, with a chestnut coat, is shown in a close framing, head turned toward the viewer and ears erect, in a gesture of serene alertness. It wears a black leather halter with rivets and metal fittings, and a white blaze runs along its muzzle.

The interest of the work lies in the modeling of the coat. The fur is built from a range that goes from mahogany and burgundy to violaceous browns, and the light slides across the forehead and the bridge of the nose with whitish, fresh highlights. The eye, with its lashes and moist reflection, is the area of greatest detail and concentrates the gaze. Behind it, an atmospheric ochre and brown background, without narrative elements, leaves the animal as the sole protagonist and underscores its almost portrait-like presence. Signed in the lower left corner.

Details: oil on canvas · 64 x 44 cm · 2026 · signed · handmade · with certificate of authenticity · ships unframed, in a professional transport tube.

Note: the framed image is only illustrative, to show how the work would look framed and hung. The frame is not included in the sale.

About the artist
Osvaldo Santiesteban Caballero (Santiago de Cuba) trained in Painting and Sculpture at the Professional Academy of Plastic Arts “El Alba” in Holguín (2021) and holds a degree in Artistic Education from the University of Holguín (2025). He has participated in the 44th Caribbean Festival, the International Caribbean Salon (Galería Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, 2025), in the Arte y Pensamiento cycle (Holguín, 2024 and 2025) and in group shows at the University of Holguín (2024-2025), including “La Mujer Latinoamericana.” Previously he exhibited at the 36th City Hall Salon (Center of Art, Holguín, 2023), in the Ciprés Project of the Gibara International Film Festival of the Poor (2023) and in the erotic art collective “The Intruder’s Gaze” (Center of Art, Holguín, 2021). His mural work includes commissions at the University of Holguín (2025) and at the Faculty of Stomatology of Santiago de Cuba (2023).