International Post-war Zumeta, José Luis Ciertamente fué asi. 1982. Oil on canvas. Approx. 80 x 64 cm. Signed. Unframed. – Slight surface dust. Minimal loss of paint in the centre. Overall, very good condition. An excellent work with expressive brushwork and vibrant colours. José Luis Zumeta is part of the Basque post-war art movement and the GAUR group, which has developed its own distinctive abstract visual language since the 1960s. His painting is highly gestural and process-oriented. A characteristic feature is the tension between spontaneous gesture and an inner compositional order. For him, colour does not serve as a means of representation, but as an autonomous means of expressing emotional and energetic states. Oil on canvas. Approx. Signed. Framed. – Light surface dust. Minor loss of paint layer at the centre. Overall in very good condition. A superb work with expressive brushwork and luminous colours.