On September 7, the Machado de Castro National Museum in Coimbra opens the exhibition Manuel Jardim and Modernism in Portugal, featuring paintings and watercolours from the collection of the Soares dos Reis National Museum. The artworks, signed by Portuguese artists who were contemporaries of Manuel Jardim, make it possible to relate and confront the work of this painter from the first generation of Portuguese Modernism.
The exhibition, open until 7 January, includes a self-portrait by Adriano Sousa Lopes, a painting by Armando de Basto depicting the historic centre of Porto at the beginning of the 20th century and two watercolours by Tomaz Leal da Câmara, illustrating episodes from the book A Velhice do Padre Eterno by Guerra Junqueiro.
The Machado de Castro National Museum is marking the 100th anniversary of Manuel Jardim’s death with this exhibition, featuring works by other Portuguese Modernist artists such as Amadeo de Sousa Cardoso, Guilherme de Santa Rita, Eduardo Viana and Almada Negreiros.