Ripollés (1932 - ) Original Painting by Juan Ripollés. Girl with Butterfly. 116 x 89 cms

Girl With A Butterfly. This amazing picture is an original painting by the artist Juan Ripollés, painted with the mixed media that characterizes a great part of the painters production. The picture depicts a girl with a butterfly and it is painted with great freedom, strong colors and an excellent technique that mixes different media. The painting shows the artists unmistakable style and the topics that he always loved: the human figures when interacting with nature, spirituality, the faces expression and the combination of shape and color to create a deeply balanced work. Juan Ripollés is a renowned painter, sculptor and etcher born in Alzira, Valencia in 1932. His work has travelled beyond the boundaries and has been exhibited in important art galleries where artists such as Picasso or Chagall also showed their works. After a difficult childhood, Ripollés emigrated to France to become a painter. After four years he got his works to be exhibited in the prestigious Drouand David art gallery of Paris. This involved the international recognition of Ripollés as a great artist. In the 1960s he came back to Valencia. His works of art have been exhibited all over the world, included the most important capital cities such as Beijing or New York. There are many sculptures by Ripollés installed in public places of Spain and the rest of Europe. This particular picture depicts a girl in a pink dress on a yellow background; a delicate butterfly sits on her hand. The girls image shows Ripolless unmistakable style that mixes cubism and naïve art creating fully personal works. The painting technique mixes plain color areas with thick black and white strokes, creating a contrast between different shades. This makes up an elegant, contemporary and original picture. On the right bottom corner of the canvas we can see the artists signature. The work comes with a photograph of the author with the picture; at its back there is a handwritten inscription that reads: I certify that this picture has been painted by me. Ripollés. Any lover of contemporary art will appreciate this magnificent picture, a work by one of the best artists of the Spanish vanguards. Measurements: Width: 35 in/89 cm. Height: 45.6 in/116 cm.