Canção popular – a Russa e o Figaro
Souza-Cardoso, Amadeo de (1887-1918)
Additional titles
Folk Song: The Russian and the Figaro
- Centro de Arte Moderna (Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian)
[Museum inv. no.: 77P18]
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Description
The painting consists of figurative elements: vibrant crockery and pots, windows and houses, and a doll. The doll is a typical object of local artisanry and a recurring subject of popular Lusitanian songs. Furthermore, it was suggested that the doll represents a “Russian woman” and as such it portrays Sonia Delaunay (the Ukrainian/Russian-French painter and designer). Souza-Cardoso has been friends with Sonia and her husband, Robert Delaunay, since their first stay in the North Portuguese seaside resort of Vila do Conde in 1915. This hypothesis may be supported by Sonia Delaunay’s fascination with markets and popular Portuguese art. In addition, to the painting's local narrative, it includes an allusion to the French newspaper "Le Figaro" (the newspaper that was read regularly at the home of the Delaunays), adding a “cosmopolitan” dimension to the visual narrative.People as subjects
Delaunay, Sonia (1885-1979) (Non-musician/dancer)RIdIM images
The picture provided here was taken on 29 April 2024, during a visit of the exhibition "Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, Sonia et Robert Delaunay. Correspondances" at the Centre Pompidou, Paris (3 april - 9 September 2024), Level 4, Room 34.
Image URLs
image link 1Picture available at the website of the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (Lisbon)
Bibliographic references
Freitas, Maria Helena et al. Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso: Avant-Garde Dialogues. Exhibition Catalogue (Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 2006).Freitas, Maria Helena de. Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso: Catálogo Raisonné, Pintura (Lisbon: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2008).
Oliveira, Leonor de, and Alfaro, Catarina. Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso – Fotobiografia (Lisbon: Assírio & Alvim, 2007).