This colorful oil on canvas depicts Golfe-Juan on the French Riviera by Spanish-born School of Paris painter José Palmeiro (1903–1984). Signed lower left and dated 1976, the painting captures the Mediterranean character of the Côte d’Azur through Palmeiro’s distinctive Post-Impressionist approach to landscape, combining expressive color, simplified forms and an energetic painterly surface.
Born in Madrid, Palmeiro moved to Paris in 1925 and became part of the important circle of Spanish artists associated with the School of Paris. His friendships included Celso Lagar, Óscar Domínguez and Ginés Parra, and his work was exhibited alongside other prominent Spanish artists working in Paris. By the postwar period, Palmeiro had increasingly turned toward landscape and still life, developing a style rooted in the French Post-Impressionist tradition while retaining his own bold approach to color.
Palmeiro exhibited internationally throughout his career, with solo exhibitions in Paris as well as at the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo and the Museo de La Plata in Buenos Aires. His paintings are represented in numerous public collections, including the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Museo de Pontevedra in Spain, and the National Gallery in Prague.
Painted in 1976, Golfe-Juan is particularly appealing for its combination of a desirable French Riviera subject and Palmeiro’s mature use of color. Located between Cannes and Antibes, Golfe-Juan has long attracted artists to its Mediterranean light, harbor and coastal landscape. The painting retains its original frame, giving it a substantial presence at over 33 inches high.
For an interior designer, this is an especially versatile French Mediterranean landscape. Its warm palette and recognizable Côte d’Azur setting can bring color and European character to a living room, library, entry, bedroom or collected gallery wall, while its generous scale allows it to hold its own as a focal painting.
Oil on canvas. Signed lower left and dated 1976. Original frame.
Measurements: 33.5" × 25" framed; 27" × 19" unframed.
Condition: Good.
Price: $3,850.
This colorful oil on canvas depicts Golfe-Juan on the French Riviera by Spanish-born School of Paris painter José Palmeiro (1903–1984). Signed lower left and dated 1976, the painting captures the Mediterranean character of the Côte d’Azur through Palmeiro’s distinctive Post-Impressionist approach to landscape, combining expressive color, simplified forms and an energetic painterly surface.
Born in Madrid, Palmeiro moved to Paris in 1925 and became part of the important circle of Spanish artists associated with the School of Paris. His friendships included Celso Lagar, Óscar Domínguez and Ginés Parra, and his work was exhibited alongside other prominent Spanish artists working in Paris. By the postwar period, Palmeiro had increasingly turned toward landscape and still life, developing a style rooted in the French Post-Impressionist tradition while retaining his own bold approach to color.
Palmeiro exhibited internationally throughout his career, with solo exhibitions in Paris as well as at the Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo and the Museo de La Plata in Buenos Aires. His paintings are represented in numerous public collections, including the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Museo de Pontevedra in Spain, and the National Gallery in Prague.
Painted in 1976, Golfe-Juan is particularly appealing for its combination of a desirable French Riviera subject and Palmeiro’s mature use of color. Located between Cannes and Antibes, Golfe-Juan has long attracted artists to its Mediterranean light, harbor and coastal landscape. The painting retains its original frame, giving it a substantial presence at over 33 inches high.
For an interior designer, this is an especially versatile French Mediterranean landscape. Its warm palette and recognizable Côte d’Azur setting can bring color and European character to a living room, library, entry, bedroom or collected gallery wall, while its generous scale allows it to hold its own as a focal painting.
Oil on canvas. Signed lower left and dated 1976. Original frame.
Measurements: 33.5" × 25" framed; 27" × 19" unframed.
Condition: Good.
Price: $3,850.
