The villagers
Oil- WallArt
- Naturalism
1882- 19th Century
23.0 x 37.0 cm
National Museum of Contemporary Art - Museu do Chiado
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.
João Joaquim Marques da Silva Oliveira (1853 – 1927)
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National Museum of Contemporary Art - Museu do Chiado (Lisbon, Portugal)
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About this artwork
- Title: The villagers
- Artist: João Joaquim Marques da Silva Oliveira
- Year: 1882
- Original dimensions: 23.0 x 37.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: National Museum of Contemporary Art - Museu do Chiado
- Movement: Naturalism
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Corpus context: inventory of places, influence of corot
Quick Facts
- Subject or theme: Village life and landscape
- Notable elements or techniques: Defined contours and earthy tonality
- Year: 1882
- Artist: João Joaquim Marques da Silva Oliveira
- Title: The villagers
- Artistic style: Naturalism
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