Agostinho Batista de Freitas, Floral Still Life Painting

This is an original naive (naïf) style oil or acrylic painting on canvas or textured board by the renowned Brazilian artist Agostinho Batista de Freitas. The composition features a vibrant bouquet of flowers, primarily large white daisies with yellow and pink accent blooms, arranged in a traditional two-handled white ceramic vase with blue and yellow decorative banding. The artwork is set against a deep navy blue background with a visible, stylized circular brushwork pattern that creates a sense of rhythmic texture. The flowers sit on a pink-toned surface, possibly a tablecloth, featuring simple stripe details. The piece shows the artist's characteristic flat perspective and bold use of color, typical of 20th-century Brazilian folk art. Measuring approximately medium scale (e.g., 50x70 cm based on visual proportions), the work is signed by the artist in the lower right corner, followed by a date that appears to be in the late 20th century. The condition appears fair to good within a simple brown wooden frame; there is visible surface texture and some slight aging of the pigments, though the colors remain saturated. The craftsmanship reflects the self-taught, intuitive brilliance of de Freitas, who was famously discovered by Pietro Maria Bardi.