Information Artist: Josep Colomer ComasMedium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions (Framed): 27 x 35 cmDate: c.1950 - c.1960sCondition Report: Excellent Description This evocative winter landscape by Josep Colomer Comas captures the quiet, stoic beauty of rural Catalonia. Two figures are depicted gathering wood along the banks of a partially frozen waterway, their hunched postures and traditional dress grounding the scene in a narrative of humble, seasonal labor. The composition is masterfully balanced, using the verticality of the slender birch trees and the soft, sweeping curve of the icy stream to lead the eye toward a horizon glowing with the pale, diffused light of a winter afternoon. Colomer’s technical execution reflects his deep immersion in the Olot School tradition. His application of paint is both disciplined and atmospheric. As a figure in the post-war continuation of Catalan landscape painting, Colomer’s work serves as more than a mere pastoral study. It is a testament to the enduring relationship between the land and its fiercely independent inhabitants. Biography Josep Colomer Comas (1935–2003) was a Catalan landscape painter closely associated with the post-war continuation of the Olot School tradition in northern Spain. Born in Sant Feliu de Pallerols near Olot in the province of Girona, he developed an early artistic sensibility to Catalan landscape painting. Colomer received his formal training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Olot, where he studied under the painter Lluís Carbonell. This education grounded him in disciplined observational drawing and tonal painting, which remained central to his mature style. His works are characterised by structured compositions, soft atmospheric transitions, and a restrained palette reflecting the changing light of the Catalan countryside. His first solo exhibition was held in 1959 at Galeria Armengol in Olot, marking the beginning of a sustained exhibition career. Over time he showed work in numerous Spanish cities, including Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Castellón, and Girona, maintaining a consistent presence in regional gallery circuits. His works remain in private collections throughout Spain and continue to occasionally appear on regional European auction markets.
