Alejandro Rubio, California Landscape, Circa 1995

This artwork “California Landscape” in an oil painting on paper by Uruguayan artist Alejandro Rubio, b.1963. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork size is 18 x 24 inches, framed size is 25.75 x 31.75 inches. Custom framed in a maple frame, with white baking and spacers. It is in excellent condition, it has a minor 1/16 of a inches restored dent, practically invisible.

About the artist:

Born and raised in Montevideo, Uruguay, Alejandro Rubio is a representational painter with roots in the Uruguayan tradition of Constructivism created by Joaquin Torres Garcia in the first half of the twentieth century. Without a vague understanding of the representational practice of the last seventy years or so in Uruguay one might be too quick to reconize the work of Alejandro Rubio. Rubio’s work could be dismissed as whimsical. While there is a great quality to the work.

Rubio’s handling of the paint, loose brush and bold palette conjure locales that straddle the border beween his current home in California, the place of his birth and development. This distinct sensibility makes for an enjoyable visual journey. The work of Alejandro Rubio has been exhibited in numerous galleries and is widely collected in the U.S and South America.Continue Reading