Emilio Prieto Rodríguez (1940–2002) ‘Chronicle of a Cloudy Day III’, 1991

Oil on panel. A minimalist landscape of great serenity, rendered in horizontal bands. The composition is constructed through a distinctly geometric and horizontal arrangement that divides the plane into three clearly differentiated strips. The sky occupies more than three-quarters of the canvas. It depicts a sky covered with cotton-like clouds unfolding in shades of gray, white, and pale violet. The sea is represented by a thin, clean line of flat sky-blue. The sand is a sloping surface of very light ochre or ivory. Signed “EMILIO PRIETO” in the lower right corner. Titled, signed, and dated on the reverse.

Size: 27.5 x 44 cm; Size with frame: 43 x 59 cm