Women with Fruits – (Emiliano Augusto Cavalcanti De Albuquerque Melo) ◄ Previous Next ►

Artist: Emiliano Augusto Cavalcanti De Albuquerque Melo

Date: 1932

Technique: Oil On Canvas

A leading player in the mythical Modern Art Week (São Paulo, 1922), Emiliano Di Cavalcanti embraced the modernist cause early on. His was an extremely personal brand of modernism to which Brazilianness (samba, morros, favelas, and dances) was paramount. Indeed, his work is steeped in the scent, taste, and color of Brazil. In 1932, the year the artist painted