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.