Portuguese Woman
Portuguese Woman | |
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Artist | Robert Delaunay |
Year | 1916 |
Medium | oil and wax on canvas |
Dimensions | 180 cm × 205 cm (71 in × 81 in) |
Location | Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid |
Portuguese Woman, also known as Tall Portuguese Woman, is an oil and wax on canvas painting by the French painter Robert Delaunay, created in 1916. It is held in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, in Madrid.[1] There are others similary named paintings by the same artist from this phase, in other museums.[2]
History and description
In this painting, the colourful composition is enhanced by the combination of figurative and abstract elements. Delaunay reached a color saturation in this painting with the usage of an oil and wax mixture, which he would never use again after leaving Portugal. A Portuguese woman, dressed in traditional clothing of north Portugal, appears at the right, while she seems to be carrying a piece of pottery. She is dressed in a very colourful manner and the orphic circles are seen at the center of the composition, spreading their colours in the canvas. Some colourful plants are also visible at the left.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b "Portuguese Woman (The Large Portuguese) - Delaunay, Robert. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza". museothyssen.org. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ Gustav Vriesen, Max Imdahl, Robert Delaunay; Light and Color, H. N. Abrams, 1969
- ^ The Triumph of Colour - Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, University of Michigan, 2002, p. 176
- ^ José-Augusto França, A Arte em Portugal no Século XX, Lisbon, Bertrand Editora, 3rd edition, 1991 (Portuguese)
- ^ Gordon Hughes, Resisting Abstraction - Robert Delaunay and Vision in the Face of Modernism, University of Chicago Press, 2014