Name of Object:

Head

Location:

Lisbon, Portugal

Holding Institution:

National Museum of Contemporary Art – Chiado Museum

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea – Museu do Chiado

Date of Object:

1910

Author:

Guilherme Santa Rita (1889, Lisbon-1918, Lisbon)

Inventory Number:

2963

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

65,3 x 46,5

Description:

This painting by Guilherme Santa-Rita is one of the first examples of strong cubist influence in Portugal. It was made at a time of great changes in the country, following the fall of the monarchy and the transition to the Republic.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

03701TC

Citation of this web page:

DGPC "Head" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;pt;22;en

Prepared by: DGPC

MWNF Working Number: PT 054