Djanira: Picturing Brazil

by Carlos Eduardo Riccioppo, Clarival do Prado Valladares, Isabella Rjeille, et al.

A handsome monograph on beloved self-taught Brazilian artist Djanira da Motta e Silva, whose paintings depict religious themes and everyday life in Brazil

Largely self-taught and coming from a working-class background, Djanira da Motta e Silva (1914-79) emerged on the Brazilian art scene in the 1940s, working in paint, woodcut and engraving to depict everyday life in Brazil, often with religious overtones. Although she developed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8531000653
• ISBN13: 9788531000652
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Masp
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.4" x 11.1"