Les portadors de Natures (Carriers of Nature)

This lithograph is in excellent condition and and has only been shown in a gallery setting. The photos are of one of the pieces in the edition.  The available for purchase is numbered and new- never preowned.  

In Alvar’s, "The Nature Bearers," the artist uses images observed in Mexican markets to portray a poetic and metaphoric allusion to the beauty that nature provides. This piece was inspired by the years Alvar lived in Mexico.  In this lithograph, women are offering baskets of flowers and fruits to the viewer as a celebration of our natural world and the fact that we can find this beauty and art all around us at any moment.  This is a limited-edition lithograph with beautiful embossing details, hand enhanced by the artist with watercolor at the bottom of each lithograph, making each one of the edition original and unique.

More About Alvar: 

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).