Jordi Jové (1937) - La ladera otoñal

Pictura Subastas presents this magnificent artwork belonging to Jordi Jové, depicting a rural autumn landscape with a large tree with golden leaves, several houses and a hillside covered with vegetation. The painting stands out for its excellent technique and the high pictorial quality it conveys. · Dimensions of the work: 50x61x2 cm. · Oil on canvas hand-signed by the artist at the bottom right. · The piece is in good conservation condition. The work comes from an exclusive private collection in Girona. Important note: the included photographs are an integral part of the lot description. The painting will be professionally packaged by IVEX expert (https://www.instagram.com/ivex.online/), using high-quality materials to ensure its protection. The shipping price covers both the cost of professional packaging and the transport itself. Shipping will be carried out by Correos, GLS or NACEX with tracking. International shipping available. This painting represents a rural autumn landscape, in which a large tree with a dark trunk occupies the foreground and extends its branches across much of the scene. Its crown is speckled with yellow, orange and reddish leaves, whose warm tones stand out against the pale blue sky and the softer vegetation in the background. The tree functions as a visual axis and as a natural frame: from its near presence, the gaze moves toward the houses clustered at the foot of the slope and travels the rolling ground that opens around it. The scene conveys the calm of a lived-in place, where the change of season colors both the landscape and daily life. On the left side, several houses of simple appearance appear, with light walls and inclined roofs in reddish and brown tones. Some are very close to each other, while others are partially hidden behind branches and foliage. Their discreet façades and compact volumes suggest rural homes integrated into the surroundings, protected by the trees and the slope. The distance allows us to distinguish the whole without needing to dwell on every detail, and makes the buildings seem to form a small village or a dispersed farmstead. The warm roofs harmonize with the autumn leaves and with the earth tones of the ground. The ground extends in gentle slopes at the bottom and center, covered with grass, earth and low vegetation. Muted greens mix with ochres, browns and reddish tones, creating the impression of a field already influenced by autumn. Some bands of light cross the surface and highlight its irregularities, while the shadows of the tree and shrubs add depth. The slope rising on the right guides the eye toward the smaller trees and plant forms that fade into the background, amplifying the sense that the landscape continues beyond what is visible. The branches of the large tree spread broadly and somewhat sinuously, creating a network that traverses the upper and central area of the composition. Between them appear gaps of sky and distant vegetation fragments, so that the foliage does not close the scene, but allows glimpses of the background landscape. The leaves group into small color patches, as if some are still attached to the branches and others are beginning to disperse with the wind. To the right, younger and slender trees, with green and yellow leaves, contrast with the dark, robust trunk, reinforcing the variety of ages and shapes present in this natural corner. Overall, the work evokes a tranquil countryside autumn landscape, with a tree of illuminated leaves in the foreground, several rural houses and terrain that continues along a hillside. The warm colors of the leaves, the roofs and the earth balance with the cooler greens and blues of the surroundings. The composition combines the proximity of the tree with the intimacy of the dwellings and the breadth of the landscape, creating a sense of serenity and rootedness. It is a scene that invites imagining a stroll among the houses and trees, while autumn slowly transforms the colors of the countryside.

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