#47904 Albert Rafols Casamada

The painting presents a close-up view dominated by a large sunflower in the foreground, its petals radiating outwards from a central dark core. The composition is fragmented and layered, creating a sense of depth and visual complexity. A significant portion of the canvas is occupied by an ochre-yellow background, textured with visible brushstrokes that suggest a field or landscape extending beyond the immediate floral subject.
The sunflower itself isnt depicted in its entirety; sections are obscured or cut off, as if viewed through a series of overlapping planes. This fragmentation contributes to a feeling of instability and disrupted perception. The petals exhibit a range of tones – from creamy white to shades of yellow and brown – suggesting varying degrees of maturity and exposure to light.
Above the sunflower, darker areas emerge, hinting at more densely packed foliage or perhaps other floral elements. These upper regions are rendered with looser brushwork and a muddier palette, contrasting with the relative clarity of the foreground flower. A thin vertical line bisects the composition, adding another layer of division and potentially symbolizing a boundary or separation.
The signature appears in the lower left corner, written in an elegant script that contrasts with the expressive application of paint elsewhere. The overall effect is one of intense focus on natural forms, but filtered through a lens of abstraction and deconstruction. Theres a palpable tension between representation and fragmentation, suggesting themes of transience, decay, or perhaps the subjective nature of observation. The color palette, heavily reliant on yellows and browns, evokes feelings of warmth, earthiness, and autumnal melancholy.