Notes

"I probably came across Candido Portinari's name sometime in the 1950s, maybe in some art magazine or maybe Life magazine, I can't remember the details after all these years. But I know I was greatly impressed which is the reason I thought of doing a little copy of his painting for myself. This little oil painting was never exhibited and so has never been seen by the public. In 1976 I spent a few days in New York. In that time I went to the UNO headquarters and saw a Portinari mural there, a gift, I think from the Brazilian nation. A great deal of my life has been engaged at looking at and being amazed at what so many various artists, both famous and unknown, have produced throughout the centuries"

—Extract from a letter written by Peter Clarke to the previous owner.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the previous owner.

Stephan Welz & Co, Cape Town, 1 March 2016, lot 568.

Exhibited

Vela Projects, Cape Town, Heroes and Villains, 17 May 2024 to 6 July 2024.