Tarsila do Amaral.
Anthropophagy, 1960s.
Etching.
Palaces Collection.

The painting “Anthropophagy”, of 1929, unites two famous works by Tarsila do Amaral – The Black Woman and The Abaporu – in which she presents Brazilian themes. “The Abaporu”, interpreted by Oswald de Andrade as an anthropophage, inspired him to write his artistic manifesto, where he advocated the need to devour foreign influences and create a new, nationalized kind of art. This etching was made by artist Marcelo Grassman, from a drawing by Tarsila. The transposition was authorized by Tarsila herself, who signed the final prints.

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