C. del Barrio - Juglar

Artist: C. Del Barrio
Title: The Minstrel
Year: 2026
Technique: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 70 × 90 cm
Type of work: One-of-a-kind original
Signature: Signed by the artist
Certificate: Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed and stamped by the artist
Framing: Shipped unframed and without a stretcher, rolled for safe transport.

About the work
The Minstrel is an original work by C. Del Barrio in which the human figure becomes a meeting point for music, identity, and expression.
The minstrel represents the artist as a transmitter of stories, emotions, and experiences. The figure is constructed using geometric planes, gestural black lines, and a combination of vibrant colors that fragment and reassemble the face and body.
The work belongs to C. Del Barrio’s distinctive visual language, somewhere between contemporary Cubism, figurative abstraction, and symbolism. The artist uses deliberately imperfect geometry and simplified forms to create a figure that is not intended as a realistic depiction, but rather as an emotional interpretation of the character.
The contrast between the bold lines and areas of color creates movement and visual rhythm, establishing a connection with music, which holds an important place in C. Del Barrio’s artistic career.
The work is designed to allow for different interpretations and invites viewers to complete the character’s identity and story visually.
The painting is entirely handmade and is a unique, one-of-a-kind original. The composition combines areas of color, gestural drawing, and figurative and abstract elements.
The texture and distinctive qualities of the paint application are part of the work and can be especially appreciated in the detail photographs.

About the artist
C. Del Barrio is a multidisciplinary Spanish artist whose work lies between contemporary Cubism and figurative abstraction.
Initially trained in the arts, she has also pursued a professional career in music as a classical singer, while maintaining painting as a parallel creative practice.
Her work explores themes relating to identity, emotion, transformation, and the human condition, using color, imperfect geometry, and symbolism as her main visual tools.
Her pictorial language combines recognizable figures with fragmented forms and geometric structures, creating characters and scenes open to different interpretations.
Music and the performing arts are an important part of her creative world and recur in her works, both directly and symbolically.

Authenticity
This is a unique, one-of-a-kind original created by C. Del Barrio in 2026.
The work is signed by the artist and accompanied by a signed and stamped Certificate of Authenticity stating the details of the work, its authorship, and the year it was created.

Shipping and packaging
To ensure safe transport, the work will be shipped without a stretcher or frame, carefully rolled and protected inside a rigid shipping tube.
The buyer will receive the original canvas, ready to be mounted later onto a stretcher of the appropriate size.