🖼✨ PORTRAIT ✨🖼

Artist: Varela Aldemira
Media: Oil on canvas
📐 Dimensions: 80 x 65 cm

Biography & Artistic Influence:

Originally from Galicia, Varela Aldemira developed his artistic career in Portugal, studying at the Lisbon School of Fine Arts under the guidance of Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro.

After becoming a naturalized Portuguese citizen, he received a scholarship from the Instituto de Alta Cultura (1933) to travel and study in Spain, France, and Italy.

Aldemira followed the Naturalist movement, while also incorporating elements of Modernism, seeking a synthesis that remained unresolved in his artistic journey.

Achievements & Recognition:

His work, characterized by portraits, landscapes, and drawings, earned him international acclaim, including awards at:
🏆 International Exhibition of Rio de Janeiro (1922)
🏆 Ibero-American Exhibition of Seville (1930)

In 1932, he was honored by the National Society of Fine Arts, where he was appointed President. 🎨✨