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Reina de oros (2018)Acrylic painting by Luis López Cabán
150 x 200 x 1.5cm (unframed) / 150 x 200cm (actual image size)
£5,666.05
Original artwork description
Reina de Oros (Queen of Pentacles) (2018–2025)
I began this large painting in Berlin in 2018, but I did not finish it then. For several years it remained suspended in my studio. Over time I returned to it in fragments, adding layers, small changes, and quiet reflections. In 2025, it finally reached its completion.
This acrylic painting unfolds like a metaphysical theater where time, conflict, and stillness converge. Framed by deep crimson curtains, a woman sits on a stone bench holding a chessboard on her lap, a symbol of life’s calculated moves, strategic tensions, and the fragile balance between opposing forces. Her gaze is steady, direct, and contemplative, as if questioning the viewer’s own position within this existential game. She becomes both performer and oracle on this symbolic stage.
Behind her, flames consume a distant city on the horizon. Yet across the scorched sky a white dove flies, carrying a golden king chess piece adorned with precious stones. Peace appears here not as something given, but as something fragile and hard-won—a gesture that resists chaos.
At her side, a white poodle rests calmly, a quiet symbol of loyalty and order. Nearby, a glass vase of flowers blooms against the darkness, while red berries emerge from the stone wall, suggesting life’s persistent resistance to decay. These small elements evoke the fragile yet enduring presence of beauty, culture, and art within a turbulent world.
Hidden within the folds of the red curtain, almost like a secret, appears the face of Fyodor Dostoevsky, surrounded by delicate golden jewelry. Chains and precious stones frame his contemplative expression, as if he were both relic and witness, an intellectual conscience woven into the fabric of the stage itself.
In the end, the painting becomes a metaphorical stage of decision. Like the woman, we sit within a moment of history aware of the flames, the tensions, and the uncertain future before us. The world seems caught between calculated moves and irreversible consequences. The silent question remains suspended in the viewer’s gaze: what role will you play in this unfolding game?
Artist note:
My paintings are part of private collections in Berlin, San Juan, Los Angeles, Dallas, Paris, Buenos Aires, Singapore, Bogotá, New York, Michigan and Madrid.
Please note that the perception of colors may vary slightly depending on individual monitor settings.
If you have any questions about my work or would like additional photos or videos with more detailed views of the painting, I would be happy to provide them. Please feel free to contact me.
SHIPPING DETAILS
◾ This painting will be carefully packed with the utmost attention and shipped free of charge, rolled in a strong protective cardboard tube to ensure safe international transportation. The artwork will be sent via UPS with tracking and is expected to arrive within approximately 4–7 days, depending on the destination country.
◾ Rolled canvas works can easily be stretched onto wooden stretcher bars and/or framed by a professional framer upon arrival.
◾ The artwork is signed by the artist.
◾ Please note that the artwork is not externally framed. The canvas is shipped rolled for safer international transport and can be professionally stretched or framed once received.
◾ Buyers are responsible for any import duties, customs fees, or local taxes that may apply depending on the regulations of the destination country.
◾ Returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery. In the event of a return, the buyer is responsible for the return shipping costs, and the artwork must be returned in its original condition and packaging.
◾ If you have any questions regarding shipping, packaging, or the artwork itself, please feel free to contact me. I will be happy to assist you.
Materials used:
Acrylic on canvas
Details:
- Acrylic painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 150 x 200 x 1.5cm (unframed) / 150 x 200cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the back
- Style: Surrealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#flowers#big painting#dog#chess#dove#god#game#justice#acrylic canvas#curtains
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Original artwork description
Reina de Oros (Queen of Pentacles) (2018–2025)
I began this large painting in Berlin in 2018, but I did not finish it then. For several years it remained suspended in my studio. Over time I returned to it in fragments, adding layers, small changes, and quiet reflections. In 2025, it finally reached its completion.
This acrylic painting unfolds like a metaphysical theater where time, conflict, and stillness converge. Framed by deep crimson curtains, a woman sits on a stone bench holding a chessboard on her lap, a symbol of life’s calculated moves, strategic tensions, and the fragile balance between opposing forces. Her gaze is steady, direct, and contemplative, as if questioning the viewer’s own position within this existential game. She becomes both performer and oracle on this symbolic stage.
Behind her, flames consume a distant city on the horizon. Yet across the scorched sky a white dove flies, carrying a golden king chess piece adorned with precious stones. Peace appears here not as something given, but as something fragile and hard-won—a gesture that resists chaos.
At her side, a white poodle rests calmly, a quiet symbol of loyalty and order. Nearby, a glass vase of flowers blooms against the darkness, while red berries emerge from the stone wall, suggesting life’s persistent resistance to decay. These small elements evoke the fragile yet enduring presence of beauty, culture, and art within a turbulent world.
Hidden within the folds of the red curtain, almost like a secret, appears the face of Fyodor Dostoevsky, surrounded by delicate golden jewelry. Chains and precious stones frame his contemplative expression, as if he were both relic and witness, an intellectual conscience woven into the fabric of the stage itself.
In the end, the painting becomes a metaphorical stage of decision. Like the woman, we sit within a moment of history aware of the flames, the tensions, and the uncertain future before us. The world seems caught between calculated moves and irreversible consequences. The silent question remains suspended in the viewer’s gaze: what role will you play in this unfolding game?
Artist note:
My paintings are part of private collections in Berlin, San Juan, Los Angeles, Dallas, Paris, Buenos Aires, Singapore, Bogotá, New York, Michigan and Madrid.
Please note that the perception of colors may vary slightly depending on individual monitor settings.
If you have any questions about my work or would like additional photos or videos with more detailed views of the painting, I would be happy to provide them. Please feel free to contact me.
SHIPPING DETAILS
◾ This painting will be carefully packed with the utmost attention and shipped free of charge, rolled in a strong protective cardboard tube to ensure safe international transportation. The artwork will be sent via UPS with tracking and is expected to arrive within approximately 4–7 days, depending on the destination country.
◾ Rolled canvas works can easily be stretched onto wooden stretcher bars and/or framed by a professional framer upon arrival.
◾ The artwork is signed by the artist.
◾ Please note that the artwork is not externally framed. The canvas is shipped rolled for safer international transport and can be professionally stretched or framed once received.
◾ Buyers are responsible for any import duties, customs fees, or local taxes that may apply depending on the regulations of the destination country.
◾ Returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery. In the event of a return, the buyer is responsible for the return shipping costs, and the artwork must be returned in its original condition and packaging.
◾ If you have any questions regarding shipping, packaging, or the artwork itself, please feel free to contact me. I will be happy to assist you.
Materials used:
Acrylic on canvas
Details:
- Acrylic painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 150 x 200 x 1.5cm (unframed) / 150 x 200cm (actual image size)
- Signed on the back
- Style: Surrealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#flowers#big painting#dog#chess#dove#god#game#justice#acrylic canvas#curtains