Famagusta
Creator:
Henderson, Keith (1883-1982)
Ημερομηνία:
ca. 1928
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Description:
Keith Henderson was one of the first pointillists of England. It portrays the Martinengo tower in Famagusta from which a panoramic view of the city unfolds. A Cypriot shepherd grazes his goats on the walls of Famagusta. The Armenian, the Church of St . Mary of Carmel (Carmelite Church), St Ann’s and, in the distance, the Latin Cathedral of St Nicholas (Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque) stand out amongst the humble houses of the city. The picture safeguards the precious multicultural appearance of the town in a nostalgic time shell. According to the local Greek newspaper Neos Kypriakos Phylax , ‘Keith Henderson is the first foreign artist to have spent time and effort on the island immortalizing the character of the Cypriot landscape’. A misty purple outline of the mountains develops into a wintery sky reminding the viewer of the Scottish background of the artist.
Dimensions:
64 x 91 cm
Signature(s):
Signed: Keith Henderson
Subject:
Architecture, Religious Architecture, Islamic Architecture, Fortifications, People, Agriculture, Herders, Animals
Identifier:
PNT-00302
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Rights Holder:
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