Tribal Art < Back Dinka Stool Sudan Late 19 th / early 20 th century 20,0cm (H) x 25,5cm (D)

Ceramics < Back Vera Verhing (Germany, 1944 - ) Germany, 1983, Gres, 14,3x14,7cm.

Archeological < Back GLOBULAR VASE Globular vase from the Guanacaste culture, Costa Rica Circa 8 AD - 14 AD Polychromed terracotta H 17,5 x D 16,5 cm Observations : polychromed zoomorphic model with geometric motifs

Modern Art < Back ANTÓNIO SENA Untitled 1988 Mixed Media on Canvas 81,5 x 65 cm

Decorative Arts < Back Plate, 2018 Work titled "Ferro, cobre, prata, argila", 2018 Teresa Segurado Pavão (Lisboa, 1957) Signed pottery "TP" Iron, brass, silver and argil D 46,7 cm 1/2

Archeological < Back ANTROPOMORPHIC FIGURE Anthropomorphic figure from the Harappa culture, North India plain circa 1800 BC H 75,0 x W 15,0cm x D 16,5 cm

Contemporary Design < Back WELSH MODEL CONSOLE TABLE PROTOTYPE, 2019 Prototype of Welsh model console table, 2019 Designed and signed by Marco Sousa Santos (b. 1962) Portugal Beech plywood H 72 x W 160 x D 35,5 cm 1/2

Exhibitions Archive < Back Maya, let me tell you a secret Isabel Madureira Andrade OPENING 28 de set. de 2023 CLOSING 19 de out. de 2023 Galeria Bessa Pereira is delighted to invite you to Isabel Madureira Andrade's solo exhibition "Maya, let me tell you a secret", opening on September 28th, starting at 6pm. A Galeria Bessa Pereira tem o prazer de convidar para a abertura da exposição "Maya, let me tell you a secret" de Isabel Madureira Andrade, no 28 de Setembro, a partir das 18h. Isabel Madureira Andrade toma-nos pela mão e mostra-nos o não revelado, a existência de um véu muito fino que simultaneamente esconde e revela as coisas, impedindo-nos de as conhecer verdadeiramente. Desconstruindo e devolvendo a experiência visual e tangível do Véu de Maya, as suas obras recordam silenciosamente essa condição, sendo simultaneamente um memorando e um exercício, quase meditativo, que sugere o caminho para ir mais ao fundo, muito além da superfície. Previous Next

Ceramics < Back Roland Claude Brice (France, 1911–1989) Abstract sculpture circa 1953 Stoneware ceramic 54cm (H) x 21cm (W) Roland Claude Brice, a ceramist in the French town of Biot, a student of Fernand Léger, worked closed with him when he opened is ceramic studio in Biot in 1949. Brice continued to run the studio after Léger's death, and he fabricated copies of Léger's work under the guidance of the nearby Musée National Fernand Léger.

Tribal Art < Back Malaitan War Club I Malaitan War Club, Solomon Islands Alafolo Late 19th century early 20th century Malaita is one the most populous island of the Solomon Islands on the Pacific Ocean. Malaitans war clubs are usually made of tooa, a reddish hardwood. Most finished clubs are submerged in mud (saltwater or fresh) for about a month, during which time they acquire a glossy black finish. Incised designs are filled with white lime or the ground powder from a white stone called foulafu. This is done temporary and before social gathering. Alafolo (or Afui) are anthropomorphic clubs. Blows are struck with both edges of the club, not the nose. Sizes ranges from under 90 cm to 120 cm in length. There are different designs for the eyes of the Alafolos, the most common being laa’engari, they are often incised. Some Alafolo have a design representing a butterfly proboscis on the handle. The carved base of the handle (googou) may be incised also. A hole may be drilled on either side of the nose in which are inserted leaves (Lycopodium fern) that are used for protection against sorcery. 112cm (H)