143 - LLUÍS VICTORI ELÍAS (Catalonia, 1906–1982).

LLUÍS VICTORI ELÍAS (Catalonia, 1906–1982). “Landscape.” Oil on cardboard. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 26 x 37 cm; 41 x 53 cm (frame). Provenance: Estate of Ramon Martí Alsina and Ricard Martí Aguiló. Artistic and heritage collection originating in the legacy of Catalan painters Ramon Martí Alsina (1826–1894), a seminal figure of 19th-century Catalan Realism, and his son Ricard Martí Aguiló (1857–1935). Passed down and enriched across successive generations, the collection brings together works from the original holdings of both artists alongside acquisitions made by their descendants. Dedicated to preserving and recovering the family legacy, the descendants actively reacquired works by the painters as they entered the market, progressively expanding the collection to encompass paintings, sculptures, archaeological artifacts, and other items of artistic and historical significance. In this painting, Victori depicts a secluded landscape: a path that begins in the foreground and turns sharply, disappearing from view, with a beach of soft hues stretching behind it all the way to the distant mountains, whose contours are clearly highlighted by the interplay of light and shadow.