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Guitars in hand, a man and woman sing a moonlight serenade as townspeople crowd around to listen. Working in the woodcut technique, J. Borges depicts a magical evening in the out-country of northeastern Brazil. Watchful eyes look on beneath a starry sky in the light of a crescent moon.
Xylograph (woodcut) print on paper, titled "Sertão em Noite de Lua" in Portuguese.
- 60 grams
- 0.1 lbs
- 48 cm W x 66 cm H
- 19" W x 26" H
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NY Times writer Ariano Suassuna considered him the best popular xylographer in the Northeast. J. Borges was declared a Living Heritage by the State of Pernambuco.
"I was born in the countryside in Pernambuco, on December 20, 1935. My father was a farmer and I helped him farm the land from the age of eight.... read more