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J. Borges | Official selection for inclusion in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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Product ID: 386912
With naif style and vivid color, J. Borges depicts an osprey perches on a flowering tree with the fish it has just seized from the ocean. Birds are a favorite theme for the Brazilian artist, who creates his woodcut prints freehand. The osprey is also known as the fish hawk, sea hawk or river hawk, and fishes by diving to the water's surface.
Xylograph (woodcut) print on paper, titled "O Gavião Pescador" in Portuguese.
You can find our 'fish Hawk' by J. Borges in categories such as Animal Themed Paintings, Naif Paintings and Print Paintings. Enjoy exploring these sections for other Novica treasures.
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