Virgilio Galán Román (1931–2001) - The Lady With The Doves

Oil on panel. Hand-signed.

This monumental oil painting by the renowned Malaga artist Virgilio Galán Román unfolds before the viewer’s eyes as a true visual manifesto of the hedonism, freedom, and pop mysticism that characterized the 1970s. At the center of the composition, the artist presents us with a contemporary deity: a sort of modern Artemis or Aphrodite who, far from the rigor of classical myth, seems to have stepped straight out of the chicest hair salons of the era. Her imposing mane—blonde and crimped with masterful volume—frames a face with stylized features and a feline gaze that embodies the ideal of beauty and the cosmopolitan refinement of that decade.

The work exudes a captivating and magnetic sensuality. The female figure, adorned with a suggestive neckline of white ruffles, asserts herself with the confidence of one who knows she is mistress of her environment. Around her, a swirl of white doves breaks the silence of the scene. The birds, captured in mid-flight with an almost baroque dynamism and fluffy plumage, accentuate the atmosphere of idyllic purity and absolute freedom. In the background, a sky of cottony clouds in shades of purple completes the dreamlike atmosphere of the work. With this painting, Galán Román not only pays homage to feminine beauty but also immortalizes the spirit of an era when the sacred and the profane, myth and fashion, intertwined in a spellbinding and unforgettable embrace.

- Image dimensions without frame: 120 x 60 cm / 134 x 75 cm with an exclusive custom-made frame.