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Horse Guards Parade, watercolor and pastel, signed l/r,
13" x 8.75" sight, 18.5" x
13.5" mat.
About the Painting: Very good condition. Laid down on board.
Linen mat is fraying around the edges, but
could be used with a new frame.
About the Artist: Following his own muse, and avoiding the
influence of the twentieth century
avant-garde,
Teixeira remains among the most
accomplished
of draftsmen. Raised in Amsterdam,
his early
work, including views of Amsterdam,
portraits
of family members and drawings
of animals
from the Amsterdam Zoo, reflect
his sensitivity.
The artist used a great variety
of drawing
materials: pencil, pen and ink,
pastel, even
watercolor. His favored material
however,
was the black crayon. In this
he was influenced
by the Hague School, a nineteenth
century
group of Dutch Realists. With
them, Teixeira
de Mattos shared a fascination
for nature.
But in his treatment of light
and shadow,
he remained faithful to the seventeenth
century
Dutch masters of painting.
In 1938, Teixeira moved to Paris.
The city
with its busy streets became
important subject
matter. When war broke out, he
moved to the
French countryside. With a deliberate
disregard
for the momentous events everywhere
about
him, he drew animals, farms and
flowers.
From 1953 onwards he travelled
each year
to Spain. There he enjoyed the
light and
climate, drawing cityscapes of
favored places:
Madrid, Burgos and San Sebastian.
He continued
his work in Spain and France
until his death
in 1971.$ 75.00
inclusive of S/H/I*
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*Additional charges may apply for shipment
outside the continental United States.
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