Valencia, Barcelona and the family workshop
Learning from his father and then the Barcelona school founded a versatile practice of drawing and color. This milestone sheds light on the "Vicente Borrás y Abella" collection by favoring drawing.
1867 -1945 · Light, genre scenes and Spanish modernism
Discover Vicente Borrás y Abella, hand reproduced in oil on canvas.
1867 -1945 · Light, genre scenes and Spanish modernism
Born in Valencia in 1867, Vicente Borrás y Abella received his first lessons from his father, the painter Vicente Borrás y Mompó, before continuing his training in Barcelona. Painter, restorer and professor at the Barcelona School of Fine Arts, he practices portraiture, marine, landscape and especially genre scenes. His compositions are distinguished by frank lighting, lively chromatism and particular attention to gestures that move the story forward. Borrás exhibits regularly and receives several distinctions: third medals at the National Exhibitions of 1890 and 1892, second medal in 1897 for ¡Absuelto!, then second medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900. His dual experience as a painter and restorer nourishes a precise material without sacrificing the liveliness of the moment. The selection "Vicente Borrás y Abella" notably compares in the choir and Acquitté!. His reading favors drawing.
In Borrás, light does not just illuminate the interior: it reveals social tension, relief or contemplation of figures.
Course & style
Learning from his father and then the Barcelona school founded a versatile practice of drawing and color. This milestone sheds light on the "Vicente Borrás y Abella" collection by favoring drawing.
Interior scenes and social subjects won several medals in Spain and then in Paris.
Borrás passes on his profession to Barcelona while pursuing portraits, landscapes, seascapes and genre scenes.
Windows, candles and reflections organize the colors and depth of the interior. This line guides a reading of "Vicente Borrás y Abella" centered on drawing.
A gesture or a grouping of figures is enough to make the situation understood.
Reds, golds and whites punctuate more muted harmonies without breaking the unity.
Costumes, attitudes and spaces show the relationships between the characters.
Explore by universe
In the choir and Acquitted! oppose collective contemplation and legal relief.
Voices, scores and religious architecture compose a rhythm of looks and light.
For a collected scene. Reading of "Vicente Borrás y Abella" through drawing.The court's decision can be read in the gestures, faces and sudden relaxation of the group.
For an intense storyPlans, furniture and architecture distribute the figures without freezing the action.
For a large formatContrasts designate the emotional center of each scene.
For a warm atmosphereEach character reacts differently while participating in the same event.
To observe the detailsBorrás gives contemporary institutions and practices the breadth of a great subject.
For a social perspectiveWorks to discover
Two compositions show his mastery of the collective interior and narration through gestures.
Our method
Each painting is made in oil on canvas by a specialized artist, then checked with you before shipping.
Each reproduction is unique. Slight variations of touch and material testify to the painter's manual work.
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Choose the choir for a collected or acquitted atmosphere! for a more dramatic social narrative.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Each reproduction is hand painted in oil on canvas, without printing.
The painter uses the composition, values, colors and materials visible in the chosen work from the Vicente Borrás y Abella collection, with particular attention paid to drawing.
Yes. The dimensions are adapted respecting the proportions and balance of the selected work.
Detailed photographs are sent before shipping; you can request edits before sending.
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Buying guide
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Select the painting and the dimensions suitable for your interior.
Your reproduction is made by hand, in painting at oil on canvas.
You receive a photo and can request up to 7 sets of edits.
After validation, it is protected, rolled and sent with FedEx tracking.
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The essential points before choosing your reproduction.
Yes. Every reproduction is made by hand in painting at theoil on canvas by an experienced artist. This is neither a print nor a printed canvas.
Yes. Before shipping, we send you a detailed photo of the canvas. Up to 7 sets of edits are included to adjust the rendering before your validation.
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Yes, you can choose a standard format or ask us for a custom size to suit your space.
Depending on the options available, the canvas can be delivered alone, mounted on a frame or prepared for framing. Details are shown on the product page.
Yes. You can send us an image, museum reference, name of a work or photo to request one reproduction personalized.
Some useful guidelines for choosing a work, its format and the location that will best highlight it.
This selection brings together works designed for art lovers who want to rediscover the spirit of one painting famous in a hand painted canvas. Each reproduction can be adapted to the desired format and validated in photos before shipment.
The available formats allow the work to be adapted to a more specific living room, bedroom, office or decorative project. There painting is carried out at theoil on canvas with particular attention to colors, textures and general balance.
If you are looking for a similar work, a similar artist or a specific format, you can ask for advice. Reproductions can be adjusted before sending using photo validation.