Horse-Drawn Carriages of Ponce
Artist
Miguel Pou y Becerra
(Puerto Rican, 1880 - 1968)
Date1926
Object number62.0306
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions28 1/8 × 23 1/8 in. (71.4 × 58.7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Gift of José Ferré
Collections
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Not on viewDescriptionBorn in the southern town of Ponce, Puerto Rican painter Miguel Pou y Becerra depicted scenes of everyday life, with special emphasis on color and light. In this work, Pou shows the horse-drawn carriages that could be found in his hometown's main plaza until the 1960s. The scene is leavened with the flowering of red flamboyant trees, typical to the Puerto Rican landscape, which frame the view of the cathedral's dome.
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