Anita Malfatti
Visual Artist
1889 – 1964
Who was Anita Malfatti?
Anita Catarina Malfatti is heralded as the first Brazilian artist to introduce European and American forms of Modernism to Brazil. Her solo exhibition in Sao Paulo from 1917–1918, was quite controversial at the time, and her expressionist style and subject were revolutionary for the rather complacently old-fashioned art expectations of Brazilians who were searching for a national identity in art, but who were not prepared for the influences Malfatti would bring to the country. Malfatti's presence was also highly felt during the Week of Modern Art in 1922, where she and the Group of Five made huge revolutionary changes in the structure and response to modern art in Brazil.
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- Born
- Dec 2, 1889
São Paulo - Nationality
- Brazil
- Lived in
- São Paulo
- Died
- Nov 6, 1964
São Paulo
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on July 23, 2013
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