Aurelia de Sousa

SUITE - AURÉLIA DE SOUSA

{June 13, 1866 (Valparaíso, Chile) – May 26, 1922 (Porto, Portugal)}

 

Discover our Suite Aurélia de Sousa:

In our Torel Avantgarde, a boutique hotel in the center of Porto, we pay tribute to Aurélia de Sousa in one of our suites, with a double bed, through the black color chosen for the bedroom walls – symbolism of the shadows that characterized her works – and the pink headboard, which represents the femininity that she hid within herself.

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Suite Aurélia de Sousa:

• 35 m2;
• Double bed;
• Occupancy: up to three people;
• Offer of Nespresso coffee and water throughout the stay.

 

See our other rooms in this category in the Suite category: Vincent van Gogh, Albert Einstein, Amadeu de Souza-Cardoso, Peggy Guggenheim, Jackson Pollock, Frank Lloyd Wright, Sigmund & Lucian Freud, Almada Negreiros, Andy Warhol.

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Meet the artist Aurélia de Sousa...

Maria Aurélia Martins de Sousa was a Portuguese painter.

Her work is influenced by the most innovative painting styles of her time. She painted in a very personal naturalistic style, sometimes with realist, impressionist, and post-impressionist influences, representing his very own look.

In addition, she was also known for painting shadows in dark tones to find the light.

 

Some of her main works:

• Auto-retrato;
• Visitação;
• Santo António;
• Retrato de menina.

 

Artistic currents: Naturalism, with Realist, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist influences.

                                           

 “I paint the dark so I can see the light.” - Aurélia de Sousa

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