Alberto Valença (1890 – 1983) preferred to paint in open air, depicting the effect of the light on landscapes, human beings, objects, monuments – an impressionist characteristic. When depicting the mystical interiors of the religious temples, it is visible the effect of the light from outdoors indoors. The portraits, generally of live models under natural light, can be compared to the ones by the Dutch painter Rebrandt, with a color effect chiaroscuro (dark and clear). In Valença’s works there are also examples of classic realism. It is hard to classify his works in a sole style.

Valença’s paintings and drawings are found in private and museum’s collections. In Salvador/BA, Brazil it is possible to see his paintings at: the Museu Carlos Costa Pinto; the Museu de Arte da Bahia; São Bento Monastery; the Art Gallery of the School of Fine Arts of the Federal University of Bahia; the Academy of Letters of Bahia; the Geographic and Historical Institute of Bahia (IGHB);the Memorial of the Governors of the state of Bahia in Rio Branco Palace; City Council of Salvador/BA. In Rio de Janeiro: the National Museum of Fine Arts; and the Collection of the Brotherhood of the SS Sacramento da Candelária.

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