Tarsila thompson biography of mahatma

Tarsila do Amaral is one of the best known and acclaimed names in national painting, being an icon of Brazilian modernism.

Tarsila thompson biography of mahatma

Integrating several typical elements of Brazilian culture, the artist was able to produce her own cultural identity, which assimilated the trends of modern European art, while at the same time giving them national colors.

Beyond the modernist period, his most famous work, The Abaporusymbol of the 1928 Anthropophagic Manifesto, is also the most valuable painting in the history of Brazilian art.

Furthermore, Tarsila do Amaral is one of the great representatives of Latin American art, with exhibitions dedicated to her circulating in major museums around the world.

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Biography of Tarsila do Amaral

Tarsila do Amaral born September 1, 1