Romantico americano

1998

Beatriz Milhazes

Associated Names
Beatriz Milhazes

Artist, Brazilian, born 1960

This painting features swirling, overlapping shapes and lines. The central shape resembles a layered ruffled collar or rosette in tones of blue, white, and red. Surrounding these central forms are curvilinear decorations echoing ornate floral patterns. In the top right corner, a grid-like layout filled with red and purple shapes resembling flowers and berries hangs like a garden trellis. Bright concentric circles and scattered petal-like forms suggest blooming flowers. These colorful patterns and shapes are set against a background of bright salmon pink.

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Provenance

(Galeria Camargo Vilaça, São Paulo, Brazil); private collection, Spain; (anonymous sale, Christie’s, London, 8 February 2005, no. 3); private collection, Europe; (sale, Christie’s London, 30 June 2014, no. 40); Anthony T. Podesta, Washington, D.C.; gift 2023 to NGA.

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Bibliography

2023

  • Donovan, Molly. "Gifts and Acquisitions." Art for the Nation no. 67 (Fall 2023): 30-31, repro..

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verso: B Milhazes “Romantico americano” 1998


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