The Brazilian public now has the rare opportunity to see up close the painting Carnaval, by Emiliano Di Cavalcanti. Painted between 1929 and 1930, the work was bought by a collector in France soon after it was finished and had never been shown in Brazil. Now it is the highlight of the exhibition Di Cavalcanti - 125 anos, on view at Farol Santander, in downtown São Paulo.
Carnaval is displayed alongside other important works in which the artist sought to portray Brazil and its people, such as Seresta (1925), Devaneio (1927) and Mulata na Cadeira (1970, Santander Brasil Collection). The show features a total of 45 works by the Brazilian artist, including 25 oils on canvas that present a panorama of Di Cavalcanti's career.
The show includes the 16 prints of the album Fantoches da meia-noite (1921), with texts by the poet Ribeiro Couto and edited by Monteiro Lobato, considered a strikingly modern work for its time: the Semana de Arte Moderna of 1922 would only take place the following year.
According to Farol Santander, "the ensemble offers a unique opportunity to see some of his masterpieces and to follow his pictorial trajectory, aesthetic research, constructive choices and elective affinities".
All the logistics for the exhibition were handled by Clé Chenue do Brasil, which specializes in the handling, packing and unpacking of fine art collections.
The exhibition runs in the gallery on the 22nd floor of Farol Santander until January 7, 2024.
