{"product_id":"rooftops-of-altea","title":"Rooftops of Altea","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful mid-century Mediterranean landscape by Helge Cardell, painted in 1964 and depicting the coastal town of Altea in Spain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith broad, expressive brushstrokes and a wonderfully restrained palette, Cardell captures the whitewashed buildings and terracotta rooftops of the town beneath a soft turquoise-blue sky. Beyond the village, the distinctive mountain peaks rise above the landscape in muted shades of lavender, grey and dusty pink.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composition has a striking panoramic quality, with simplified architectural forms and confident passages of colour lending the scene an almost abstract character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned by the artist and titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAltea, Spanien\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the reverse, where it is also dated 1964.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented in a slim silver-grey wooden frame that complements the painting's soft Mediterranean colours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn atmospheric original painting that brings together the warmth of southern Spain with the expressive simplicity of mid-century European art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelge Cardell (Sweden, 1902-1972), signed lower right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions 76x40cm framed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Warner Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59535890186588,"sku":null,"price":795.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/1649\/1356\/files\/AE86D360-90A9-41C7-9828-2882D192AF30_1_201_a.heic?v=1792184349","url":"https:\/\/thewarnerstore.com\/products\/rooftops-of-altea","provider":"The Warner Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}