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Set of six caricatures of figures of the First Republic

Almada Negreiros (1893-1970)


Estimate

16.000 - 20.000


Session

28 October 2021



Description

Amaro de Azevedo Gomes
Watercolor and ink on paper
Signed and dated 1911
With sketch on the reverse
30,6x18,7 cm
Manuel de Arriaga
Ink, watercolor and wash on paper
Signed and dated 1911
28,6x16,6 cm
João Chagas
Ink, watercolor and wash on paper
Signed and dated 1911
31x18,4 cm
Afonso Costa
Ink and wash on paper
Signed and dated 1911
With sketch on the reverse
30,4x24,5 cm
Bernardino Machado
Watercolor and ink on paper
Signed and dated 1911
30,6x19,8 cm
Bernardino Machado and António José de Almeida
Watercolor on paper
Signed
28,4x15,9 cm
(small stains on all drawings)


Category

Modern and Contemporary Art


Additional Information

José de Almada Negreiros first debuted as a caricaturist, in 1911, participating in 1912 in the first Exhibits of Portuguese Caricaturists, where he presented among others, these six caricatures of figures of the First Republic.

Exhibitions:
"Almada", Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Centro de Arte Moderna, Lisboa, 1984, Cat. imgs. 187, 388-392; "Almada, a cena do corpo", Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisboa, 1994.



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