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The villagers' haven, Póvoa de Varzim

João Marques de Oliveira1882

National Museum of Contemporary Art - Museu do Chiado

National Museum of Contemporary Art - Museu do Chiado
Lisboa, Portugal

Marques de Oliveira, like his generation colleagues, following a program of inventory of places, painted numerous impressions of Póvoa de Varzim. All of them with a freedom of execution little appreciated in his time that became today the most valued aspect of his work. This landscape exhibits a curious construction in which the stain of defined contours functions as a constituent element - a subtle memory of Corot. The earthy tonality of the foreground contrasts with the brightness of the whites of the background, which emphasize a volumetry creating a depth of field that the foreground almost dilutes.

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  • Title: The villagers' haven, Póvoa de Varzim
  • Creator: João Marques de Oliveira
  • Date Created: 1882
  • Physical Dimensions: 23 cm x 37 cm
  • Type: Painting
  • Medium: Oil on wood
National Museum of Contemporary Art - Museu do Chiado

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