Coleção Airton Queiroz

Camila Perlingeiro, Max Perlingeiro

Chancellor Airton José Vidal Queiroz (Brazil 1946 - 2017), built a collection of art that goes from Dutch Brazil to the present day. The Airton Queiroz Collection, formed by 700 works of the highest quality that populate the colonial-style house of the collector, whose adventure in the art universe began more than 50 years ago. The patron belongs to a traditional family of Ceará and was an art enthusiast. Joining his personal collection to the works belonging to his father, he started the Edson Queiroz Foundation Collection. This publication comprises full-page color reproductions of 250 works by 115 artists, 24 of them foreigners. The book is organized by historical periods, situating the artists and works of the Collection in their respective times and context. The collection begins with the 17th century, with works by two artists: Albert Eckhout and Frans Post. From the 18th...