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When she painted Carolina's Terrace in 1983, Gangutia portrayed the home environment from her sister's flat in the calle Ferraz, a street in Madrid. In a family atmosphere, an absorbed, meditative figure directs the spectator's gaze toward the view beyond, a cityscape full of magic and mystery. A major feature of this nocturne are the cold blues, the suggestive forms and the exquisite air distributed with precision and delicacy around the painting without needlessly excessive displays of virtuosity. [Arantxa Pereda]

Selected bibliography

• Clara Gangutia [Cat. exp.]. Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoako Foru Diputazoia = Diputación Foral de Guipúzcoa, 1987. p. 39, n° cat. 104.
• Madrid pintado : la imagen de Madrid a través de la pintura [Cat. exp.]. Madrid, Consorcio para la Organización de Madrid Capital Europea de la Cultura 1992, 1992. p. 340, 388-389. N° cat. 154
• Clara Gangutia [Cat. exp.]. Madrid, Centro Cultural Conde Duque, 2000.
• Clara Gangutia [Cat. exp.]. Estella, Museo Gustavo de Maeztu, 2007. p. 33.
• Guía Artistas Vascos. Bilbao, Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, 2008. p. 183.
• Gida Euskal Artistak. Bilbao, Bilboko Arte Eder Museoa, 2008. p. 183.
• Guide Basque Artists. Bilbao, Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, 2012. p. 183, n° cat. 102.