Who are Brazil's most famous painters?

Answer 1

Tarsila do Amaral, Anita Catarina Malfatti, Cândido Portinari, and Lasar Segall are four of the most famous Brazilian painters in the 20th century.

Tarsila do Amaral [September 1, 1886-January 17, 1973] is credited with developing a uniquely Brazilian style of Modernism. Her painting, 'Abaporu' ['The man that eats' in Tupi-Guarani], became the most valuable Brazilian painting in the world when Argentine collector Eduardo Costantini paid $1.5 million for it in 1995.

Anita Catarina Malfatti [December 2, 1889-November 6, 1964] was the first Brazilian artist to introduce American and European forms of Modernism into Brazilian art.

Cândido Portinari [December 29, 1903-February 6, 1962] was important in neo-realism. His panels 'Guerra e Paz' ['War and Peace'] are in the United Nations building in New York. Also his 'Discovery of Land' mural is in the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.

Lasar Segall [July 21, 1891-August 2, 1957] was a Lithuanian Jew who became a naturalized Brazilian. His paintings are famous for depictions of human suffering through Cubist influences. His home became a public museum, Museu Lasar Segall, in 1967. Museu Lasar Segall houses many of the artist's famous works and also serves as an important center in the São Paulo art community.