DI CAVALCANTI 1896-1976: PINTURAS - DESENHOS - JÓIAS.; [Textos de Ferreira Gullar, José Mindlin e Max Perlingeiro]

Rio de Janeiro: Pinakotheke, 2006. b/w and color plats, ex-libris frontis., ports., cat., bio/chron., bibl., color pict. fldg. wrps. Monograph is the first in a series aimed at presenting through a new perspective the life and works of the pillars of Brazilian modernism, devoting this edition to the most quintessential of modern Brazilian painters: artist Di Cavalcanti (1897-1976) on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his death. The book analyses the meaning and techniques of the dense poetic and frequent sensual atmosphere of his artwork and his unmistakable contribution to Brazilian art, presenting the artist's works grouped by themes and organized in chronological order, from the brilliant humor of his caricatures through his refined drawings, portraits, book illustrations, still-life and landscape canvas, and paintings of religious, folklore and Brazilian traditions. The book accompanied a exhibition. ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE TEXTS.