Landscape Near Figueras (1910) is a painting by the Spanish artist Salvador DalÃÂ. This is one of the earliest known works by DalÃÂ, having been painted when he was about six years old.
At the beginning of DalÃÂ's career, his primary influence was from the Impressionist movement. This painting is one of the purest examples of DalÃÂ's impressionist period. Over the next ten years he would use increasingly brilliant colors and lighting until the 1920s, when he began creating cubist and Surrealist compositions.
This work was done during DalÃÂ's first, "Developmental Period" which roughly lasted until 1928âÂÂ1929. This period predates Surrealism and during this time he emulated and mastered existing styles of art, most notably the Baroque, Classical, Impressionistic, Cubist forms. Accordingly, the work exemplifies DalÃÂ's early interest in impressionism.
Landscape Near Figueras was painted in oil over a 14 x 9 cm postcard. The sky was painted thinly, allowing part of the design of the postcard to show through. It was part of the private collection of Mr. Albert Field in Astoria, Queens, New York but now is part of the permanent collection of the Salvador DalÃÂ Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.