Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos
Still Life with Watermelon
ca. 1970

Name: Still Life with Watermelon
Brand: Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos
Price: 400 USD
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Alvar (b.1935). Still Life with Watermelon, ca. 1970. Lithograph on paper, image measures 16 x 24.5; 24.5 x 29 inches framed. Signed and numbered in pencil by artist, lower margin. Excellent condition. Àlvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos, commonly known as Àlvar, was born on January 29, 1935 in Montgat, Spain. Àlvar’s career has spanned over six-decades, beginning at the age of 18 when he was awarded the Young Painter’s Prize from the city of Barcelona, whereby the Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona acquired his painting for their permanent collection. In 1960, Àlvar became part of the artist stable at the influential Galerie Drouant in Paris. He was acclaimed by the eminent critic, Jacques Lassaigne, who invited him to take part in the Salon School of Paris in 1960, a group of the top young artists in Spain, organized by the Charpentier Gallery. n Paris in the 1960s, he exhibited with other prestigious Spanish artists, including Joan Miró, Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso. In 1962, his work was introduced to American collectors and art aficionados with his first United States exhibition at the Monede Gallery in New York. Major retrospectives of Àlvar’s work have been mounted in recent years: In 2014, Àlvar Suñol: Una antològica des del 1954-2014 at the Casa de Cultura de la Diputació de Girona in Girona, Spain; in 2015, Passat i Present 1954-2015, at the Castell de Benedormiens, Castell d’Aro, Spain; in 2015, Interiors at the Museu de la Mediterrània, Girona, Spain; and in 2016, Una Vida Pintant 1954-2016 at the Castell de Calonge in Girona, Spain. His works have been presented by over 40 museums (exhibitions and permanent collections) and over 95 galleries throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He continues to reside in and create from his studio north of Barcelona.

Creator:

Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos (1935, Spanish)

Creation Year:

ca. 1970

Dimensions:

Height: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)

Medium:

Lithograph

Period:

Mid-20th Century

Condition:

Gallery Location:

Wilton Manors, FL

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU245210646472

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Alvar Suñol Alvar Suñol Munoz-Ramos, commonly known as Alvar, was born in 1935 in Montgat, Spain, a Catalan fishing village on the Mediterranean coast near Barcelona. By the age of 17, he was accepted into the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Jorge in Barcelona. In 1960, he moved to Paris and exhibited with other major Spanish artists including Picasso, Miró, and Dalí. Today, Alvar is recognized on an international platform for his exploration of the psychological and historical complexities of art-making and creation in relation to one’s environment and experiences. The examination of both interiors and exterior spaces place a significant role in all of Alvar’s works. Alvar strengthens his artistic vision through the use of various mediums including oil paintings, lithographs, watercolors, drawings, bronzes, and ceramic bas relief sculptures. His works can be found in the permanent collection of over fourteen museums worldwide and he has several public commissions around the world, including his most recent bronze sculpture created in honor of Catalan cellist Pablo Casals that is located in Paris, France. Additionally, Alvar has had three consecutive retrospectives since 2014. His first was hosted at Las Casa de Cultura (The Cultural Center) of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. One year later, Alvar had a second retrospective at the Castell de Benedormiens, in Castell d'Aro, Girona, Spain. Most recently, the Castell de Calonge in Girona, Spain recognized Alvar’s lengthy career from 1954 to 2016 with a retrospective titled, Una Vida Pintant (A Life of Painting). Retrospectives 2016 Una Vida Pintant, 1954-2016, Castell de Calonge, Girona, Spain 2015 Passat i Present,1954-2015, Castell de Benedormiens, Girona, Spain Interiors, Museu de la Mediterrània, Torroella de Montgrí 2014 Alvar Suñol: Una antològica des del 1954-2014, Casa de Cultura de la Diputació de Girona, Girona Spain Museum Shows 2009 Persistències: Exposicio de Dibuixos, Museo de Dibujo Julio Gabin, Castillo de Larrés, Huesca, Spain 2008 Inauguració de l’Escultura, “A Pau Casals” al carrer Pau Casals, Boulogne-Villencourt, Paris, France 2007 Alvar Suñol: Retrospectiva 1954-2008, Museu de Badalona, Barcelona, Spain The Georgia Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Alvar: Contemporary Renaissance, A Retrospective, Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GA Alvar Suñol: A Retrospective, Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL 2003 Realizació de l’escultura “Mediterrània” situada a la Plaça de les Mallorquines, Montgat, Montgat, Spain 2001 Alvar: Huellas en el tiempo, A Retrospective, Instituto Cervantes, Toulouse & Bordeaux, France Lithographs by Alvar, Retrospective, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA 2000 Alvar: Empremptes en el temps, Abadia de Sant Miquel del Fai, Barcelona, Spain 1999 Heullas en el Timpo, Retrospective, Sala Moneo, Ayuntamiento de Logroño Heullas en el Timpo, Retrospective, Centro Cultural Ibercaja, Guadalajara 1997 Empremptes en el temps, Retrospective, Castell de Benedormiens, Castell d’Aro, Girona, Spain 1983 Wichita Museum of Art, Wichita, Kansas 1982 Utah Museum of Fine Art, Salt Lake City 1978 Musée Hyacinthe Rigaud, Perpinyà