Artist: Mário Navarro da Costa (1883-1931)
Description: Português: Porto de Leixões (English: Port of Leixões)
Dimensions: 81 x 100 cm
Date: 1901
Source/Photographer: Collection of the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
What I love about this painting:
I love the intensity of this scene. One can feel the heat of a Portuguese day at the end of summer, a moment lingering on the edge of autumn. He brings his native Brazilian passion for color to the composition, with vibrant hues and strong visual texture.
More than a century after da Costa painted these humble fishing boats, Porto de Leixões is the largest port city in northern Portugal handling giant cargo vessels. The port boasts a 21st century cruise ship terminal that is a visually stunning structure.
About the artist, via CoPilot GPT (source links included):
Mário Navarro da Costa (1883–1931) was a Brazilian painter and diplomat. He dedicated himself primarily to marine art and received private lessons from José Maria de Medeiros (1849–1925) and Rodolfo Amoedo (1857–1941) 1. His work falls within the realm of Impressionist and Modern painting. Over the years, his pieces have been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from $596 to $2,630, depending on the size and medium of the artwork 2. One notable work is “Barreiro Old Mills”, which achieved a record price of $2,630 at auction in 2019 2.
Credits and Attributions:
IMAGE: Wikimedia Commons contributors, “File:Mário Navarro da Costa – Porto de Leixões, 1901.jpg,” Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:M%C3%A1rio_Navarro_da_Costa_-_Porto_de_Leix%C3%B5es,_1901.jpg&oldid=841285378 (accessed April 11, 2024).
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