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Praia em Portugal, by Adriano de Sousa Lopes, unspecified, 1908

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Overview

Praia em Portugal is a 1908 unspecified by Adriano de Sousa Lopes, a Impressionism work, held at Calouste Gulbenkian Museum.

Who painted this?
Adriano de Sousa Lopes
When & what style?
1908 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

About this work

This painting shows a beach scene with people and boats. The beach is yellow, and there are people in the foreground. There are also boats in the water, and the sky is blue with some clouds. In the background, there are hills with some trees and buildings. The painting has a lot of colors, including yellow, blue, green, and red. The brushstrokes are visible, giving the painting a textured look. The painting is held at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's techniques, you might want to look into chiaroscuro, which is a method of using strong contrasts of light and dark to create a sense of volume in paintings.

About the artist

Portrait of Adriano de Sousa Lopes
Artist

Adriano de Sousa Lopes

Adriano Sousa Lopes (20 February 1879, in Leiria – 21 April 1944, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese Modernist painter and engraver who worked in a wide range of genres.

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