Chopin’s Nocturnes are some of his most celebrated works. His Nocturne No.1 is the musical reference for this fourth lithograph within the “Concert of the Hours of the Day” suite. This composition represents a piano concerto. Next to the pianist there appears a figure eluding to George Sand who is holding laurel leaves symbolizing the inspiration of the artist, whose portrait (extracted from a portrait of Chopin by the French painter Delacroix) appears in the lithograph.<br><br>Being a nocturne, the chromatic range in the work consists predominately of blue tones, dominated by the brilliance of the lunar light in an atmosphere of seclusion and intimacy.<br>
In 2006, a Spanish real estate and development company, which specialized in restoring historic buildings, began plans to renovate an avenue of older buildings in a suburb of Paris. Within the project they wanted to honor the late Pau Casals<br>- famous Spanish born cellist and composer.<br><br>Alvar Suñol, who like Casals, was born in Catalonia (Spain) and lived and worked in Paris for a number of years where he gained fame as an artist, was selected to create a sculpture to permanently memorialize Pau Casals. Approaching ten feet tall, the bronze monument weighs over 2,000 pounds. After creating the grand sculpture that depicts Casal’s arm floating over the body of a cello, Alvar was inspired to create a lithograph honoring the life and career of Casals.<br>
#152/250 is framed in an older spanish frame.
“Los Cuatro Elementos de la Naturaleza” <br>17” x 10.25”<br>Edition of 45 numbered pieces, plus 6 E.A’s & 6 <br>prototypes marked E. A only<br>Bronze with Aged Verde Finish