Morning in Miramar Antonio Alice 1936

Morning in Miramar
Antonio Alice 1936
From the collection of
Colección de Arte Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat
In some of the Antonio Alice’ s work, far from the academic rigor of his historical portraits, blossoms a contained sensibility related in some way to the subtle impressionism that timidly began to arrive to the shores of the Río de la Plata. Mañana en Miramar (Morning in Miramar) from 1936 exudes a bucolic air, suggested by soft harmonies and an interesting composition that features a powerful foreground that accentuates the perspective. Figures are distributed across the canvas with soft brushstrokes. The orange tone tent alongside the sea sets the overall tone, repeated here and there in the figures of bathers. The complementary hue, blue, is predominant in the figures in shadow and a boat on the sand, fading away in the sky’s pastel light blue. The resulting atmosphere is placid and calm.
Details
Title: Morning in Miramar
Creator: Antonio Alice
Date Created: 1936
Physical Dimensions: 32.5 x 41 cm

Colección de Arte Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat
Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Collection gathers an important selection of works of art belonging to Argentinian and international artists. In the lower floors of the building, the national tour is dedicated to the problematics of Argentinian art in the 19th and 20th century, with emblematic artists such as Prilidiano Pueyrredón, Emilio Pettoruti, Xul Solar and Antonio Berni, among others. There is also an area exclusively dedicated for international art with works by great masters like Pieter Brueghel II and Joseph M. William Turner. Temporary exhibitions are held on upper levels; besides, a section dedicated to ancient civilizations is presented on the second floor of the Collection.

Antonio Alice
Feb 23, 1886 - Aug 24, 1943

Antonio Alice was an Argentine portrait painter. He was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1904.
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