Vento Garroa - Lisboa, Portugal
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Vento Garroa is a work from the Portuguese artist Domingos Soares Branco executed in 1954.
Waymark Code: WMD9DC
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 12/09/2011
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Vento Garroa ("Garroa Wind") is Female nude with her hair in the wind, the right hand follows the same movement. The right leg is slightly flexed and advanced to the body. With his left hand the figure holds the bow of a "saveiro" (sloop), the typical boat of the fishermen of the Costa da Caparica. Vento Garroa ("Garroa Wind") was executed in marble from Estremoz (in Alentejo, South of Portugal), and falls within the wide range of pieces of official order for the Parque Eduardo VII, where the theme of the female figure was a constant.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Vento Garroa
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Domingos Soares Branco
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1954
Materials used: White Marble from Estremoz
Location: Parque Eduardo VIII (Public Park)
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