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Tarsila do Amaral

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Tarsila do Amaral was a Brazilian painter and a central figure in the development of Brazilian modernism. After studying in Paris and absorbing Cubist technique, she returned to Brazil and, together with her partner the poet Oswald de Andrade, helped formulate Anthropophagy, an artistic and cultural movement that proposed Brazilian culture should critically devour and transform foreign artistic influences rather than simply imitate them. Her 1928 painting Abaporu, depicting a large-footed, simplified human figure under a blazing sun, became the emblem of this movement and remains one of the most recognized works of Brazilian art, exemplifying her mature style of bold color, simplified biomorphic forms, and distinctly Brazilian landscape and subject matter.

Facts
Birth Year
1886 1
Death Year
1973 1
Nationality
Brazilian 1
Birth Date
1886-09-01 1
Death Date
1973-01-17 1
Birthplace
Capivari, São Paulo 1
Death Place
São Paulo 1
Training
Académie Julian, Paris 1
Classification
Gender
Female 1
Connections

Works Created

Abaporu, Works
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Sources
1. Tarsila do Amaral (Wikipedia)
  • Lead sentence, birth year in the dates parenthesis
    1 September 1886
  • Later life, sentence on her death, year
    She died in São Paulo in 1973.
  • Lead sentence, description of her occupation and nationality
    was a Brazilian painter, draftswoman, and translator.
  • Lead sentence, full birth date in the dates parenthesis
    1 September 1886
  • Lead sentence, full death date in the dates parenthesis
    17 January 1973
  • Early life, sentence on her birth
    Tarsila do Amaral was born in Capivari, a small town in the countryside of the state of São Paulo.
  • Later life, sentence on her death, place
    She died in São Paulo in 1973.
  • Education section, sentence on the Académie Julian
    She also attended the Académie Julian in Paris and studied with other prominent artists
  • Gender reference
    After studying in Paris and absorbing Cubist technique, she returned to Brazil and, together with her partner the poet Oswald de Andrade, helped formulate Anthropophagy, an artistic and cultural movement that proposed Brazilian culture should critically devour and transform foreign artistic influences rather than simply imitate them.
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Wikidata: Tarsila do Amaral
Wikidata Q466627, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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