-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | | | | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | | | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Antonio Xavier Trindade, a renowned Goan painter, was born in Sanguem (Goa) in 1870. In 1886 he went to the princedom of Sawantwadi in order to learn the English language. As one of his teachers found that he had artistic leanings, at his suggestion the young lad proceeded to Bombay and enrolled himself in the J.J. School of Art c.1887. In 1898 he was appointed professor of that school and in 1899 he won the Mayo Silver Medal of Merit in Art. In 1901 he married Florentina, aged 21, and the couple settled at the Dhobi Talao ward of that city, from where six years later they fled to Mahim due to the plague epidemic that afflicted the southern part of the city. In 1920, his painting "Flora" depicting his wife made him be awarded the Gold Medal of the Bombay Art Society. In 1925 he retired from the Reay Workshops for boys (J.J. School of Art) of which he had been superintendent since 1921. In 1933 both his legs were amputated on account of severe diabetes, and the artist died on March 16, 1935.
A collection of his paintings, comprising mostly of oil on canvas and some of oil on paper, plus one pencil drawing, which is the proud possession of Fundacao Oriente (Lisbon), was on public exhibition at the "Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes" (National Fine Arts Society), Lisbon, from September 9 to October 21, 2005 (today). Among the paintings one could see a self-portrait and portraits of his wife, teenage daughter and their cook, a beach scene (with fishing boats) of Goa and some landscapes of Nasik. We understand that the collection will be sent to the Fundacao's Goa Delegation at Fontainhas (Panjim), and that it will be permanently housed at an appropriate hall in Goa. Jorge -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 1st Young Goans International Essay contest 2005 | | | | Theme: WHAT CAN I DO FOR GOA | | More details at | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/034190.html | --------------------------------------------------------------------------