Catalan school of the late 19th–early 20th century.

Catalan school of the late 19th–early 20th centuries.
“Seascapes.”
Pair of oil paintings on panel.
Signed “J. Farres” in the lower section.
Measurements: 23 x 36 cm; 35 x 48 cm (frame).

In this pair of panel paintings, we see two seascapes that are very similar in composition and atmosphere—cold and damp, misty especially in the background, where the horizon fades into the distance and blurs the boundary between the sky and the sea, which lies calm and reflects its gray, almost metallic tones.