CARLOS NADAL (SPANISH 1917-1998)
Sainte Marguerite, 1977
signed CNadal (lower centre), also signed, dated, and inscribed CNadal / 77 / Sainte Marguerite on the reverse
stamped with the artist's atelier stamp (verso)
oil on paper laid on canvas
49.5 x 64.7 cm
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We are grateful to John Duncalfe for confirming the authenticity of the work with the Comité Nadal.

As his long-standing friend and dealer Juan Anton Maragall [Sala Parés] used to say: ‘Each of Carlos Nadal’s paintings was like a self-portrait, at different moments of his life. He didn’t paint particular landscapes or interiors: the subject was only the starting point of his creation, because he always overcame the theme – the anecdotal – to reveal the essential of his personality, his emotions and his states of mind. In this sense all of his work has a great unity, because every one of his paintings is overall a Nadal, and this is one of his greatest achievements.’ (J.A. Maragall Garriga quoted in J. Duncalfe, Carlos Nadal: An English Perspective, Harrogate, 2010, p. 27).