Antonio Castellar Durquety (1919-1984) - San Sebastian: The Zurriola Bridge

Oil on canvas. Original canvas. Signed. In this luminous view of the Zurriola Bridge, dated 1976, Castellar Durquety's brush captures the essence of a San Sebastián torn between romantic nostalgia and modern effervescence. The composition, vibrant with agile brushstrokes and saturated colors, depicts a July afternoon where the sea air seems to hover over the pedestrians who stroll endlessly between the elegance of the boulevard and the Gros district. The vacationers, whose silhouettes evoke the summer exuberance of the 1970s, pass under the bridge's iconic pillars in a golden light that unifies the horizon towards La Concha beach, creating a scene where the city's monumental architecture gives way to the dynamism of everyday life. Durquety does not paint just an urban landscape, but an atmosphere: that of timeless San Sebastián, where the murmur of the waves on Zurriola beach accompanies the elegant stroll of a society that finds in summer the ultimate expression of its own beauty. - Dimensions of the image without frame: 32 x 24 cm / 48 x 40 cm with an exclusive custom-made frame.