The Bull.
A Spanish fighting bull caught at the moment of the charge: head lowered, tail raised, every muscle set. Painted in acrylic and finished in 24-carat gold leaf on a ground of Musou Black, an acrylic its maker rates at 99.4% visible-light absorption, so the bull appears to stand out of the darkness rather than sit on the canvas.
- Artist
- Whan Amador
- Medium
- Acrylic and 24-carat gold leaf on a Musou Black ground
- Support
- Stretched canvas, gallery depth
- Size
- 60 × 80 cm · 3.5 cm deep
- Edition
- Unique original · signed by the artist
- Provenance
- From the artist's studio
- Certificate
- Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
- Care
- The Musou Black ground is a delicate matt surface: never touch, wipe or clean it. Handle by the edges only.
- Reference
- WA-ART-001
- Shown at
- Benahavís, Coto Restaurante, August 2026 – present
- Location
- On display at Coto Restaurante, Benahavís · private viewing by appointment
- Price
- On request
- Purchase
- The buyer's identity is verified before sale, as Spanish anti-money-laundering law requires.
Gold that answers
the light.
The ultra-black ground swallows almost everything that falls on it. The gold leaf does the opposite, so as the light in a room changes through the day, the bull changes with it. Under a single wall light it reads almost as a sculpture.
When lit from behind, the black holds the light back and the glow comes through the bull alone, which makes it as strong a piece after dark as it is by day.
It is a work for a particular kind of collector: those who love Spain and its oldest symbol, those who love animals painted with real anatomy and force, and those whose interest in the fighting bull comes by way of the motoring world.
See it in person.
The Bull currently hangs at Coto Restaurante, on the Ronda road above Benahavís, a few minutes from La Zagaleta, where it can be seen during opening hours. It can also be viewed privately in Málaga or on the Costa del Sol, and we can advise on hanging and lighting in your own space.
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