Tarsila do Amaral

Tarsila do Amaral was a leading Brazilian modernist painter whose vivid, stylized scenes transformed Cubist lessons into a distinctly Brazilian visual language. After studying in Paris with André Lhote, Albert Gleizes, and Fernand Léger, she developed paintings shaped by Brazil’s landscapes, popular culture, and everyday life. Her 1928 painting Abaporu helped inspire the Antropofagia movement, a major milestone in Brazilian modern art.