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▲ Achille Bigot, Niña María Josefa Bonnefil Quirós, 1863 ca.,óleo sobre tela, 125 x 84 cm, Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
Pincel is a virtual museum featuring an extensive online database comprising several thousand works of art and documents created by Costa Rican artists, as well as by foreign artists who have lived and worked in Costa Rica.
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Dinorah Bolandi | Cementerio de Escazú (detalle), s.f. | Óleo sobre tela | 55 x 79 cm | Colección particular
The Costa Rican Electronic Art Gallery is a virtual museum created to explore and enjoy Costa Rican art from the 19th century onwards. Discover our artists and let yourself be inspired by our virtual exhibitions
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Achille Bigot | Niña María Josefa Bonnefil Quirós | 1863 ca., Óleo sobre tela | 125 x 84 cm | Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
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Explore the evolution of Costa Rican art from the 19th century to contemporary expressions. Our chronology reviews the main stages, movements, and schools that have defined the visual identity of the country: traditional imagery, academicism, modernism, abstraction, informalism, conceptual tendencies, and the diverse current manifestations. A journey through the key moments that have built the national artistic heritage, revealing how Costa Rica has dialogued between tradition, identity, and modernity.
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Max Jiménez | Maternidad | 1944 ca. | Óleo sobre tela | 109 x 77 cm | Colección particular
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Known as El Portón Rojo (The Red Gate), this oil painting by Teodorico Quirós was originally named Finca Víquez. The artist depicts the colorful entrance of a famous coffee farm located in Heredia, whose red wooden gate contrasts with the white of the whitewashed adobe and the ocher colors of the dirt road. Its name was modified when it was acquired by the State for the Costa Rican Art Museum.
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"Finca Víquez, también conocida como el Portón Rojo" | 1945 | Óleo-tela | Teodorico Quirós