This page is a tribute to our Brazilian human grandma, mother of my mother, AIRAM MAGALHÃES, who died in 2014. I was not pleased to meet her, after all I had not been born. But my mom loved her so much, so I dedicate this post to her today. Airam was a strong woman who lived for her family and the arts. ♥️ She was a talented painter and a great Curator (and Marchand) of Arts. Grandma organized many successful Art exhibitions in Brazil between the 80's and 90's. 💐 Airam also loved cats. In particular, Siamese that she had two: Robin and Tommy. Who chose the names was my mom. 😻
PS .: Also in honor of our grandma I will bring here too some works of famous painters she admired a lot, such as Van Gogh, Monet, Rembrandt, Di Cavalcanti, Renoir and others.🖼
PS .: Also in honor of our grandma I will bring here too some works of famous painters she admired a lot, such as Van Gogh, Monet, Rembrandt, Di Cavalcanti, Renoir and others.🖼
Painting that my grandma gave as a gift to my mom in 1987.
The same painting that my mom prides herself with affection, and that decorates our living room in Germany today.
The day my grandma received a commendation in Rio de Janeiro (1990) for her contribution to the arts. My very proud mommy next to her, giving a kiss!
My grandma and my mom together at an opening cocktail party at one of the grandma's art exhibitions in Rio de Janeiro (80’s).
Some Paintings and painters that airam loved
Vincent Van Gogh's Starred Night
STARRY NIGHT is a painting (oil on canvas) by Vincent van Gogh from 1889. The work depicts a quarter-window view of the Saint-Rémy-de-Provence hospice, just before sunrise, with the addition of a village designed by the artist. The canvas is part of the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art since 1941. It is considered one of Van Gogh's most famous paintings and one of the most iconic of Western art.
VINCENT WILLEM VAN GOGH (1853-1890) was a Dutch painter considered one of the most famous figures. and influential in the history of western art. He has created over 2,000 works in just over a decade, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them during his last two years of life. His works cover landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits characterized by dramatic and vibrant colors, as well as impulsive and expressive strokes that have contributed to the foundations of modern art.
VINCENT WILLEM VAN GOGH (1853-1890) was a Dutch painter considered one of the most famous figures. and influential in the history of western art. He has created over 2,000 works in just over a decade, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them during his last two years of life. His works cover landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits characterized by dramatic and vibrant colors, as well as impulsive and expressive strokes that have contributed to the foundations of modern art.
Renoir’s La Grenouilère
LA GRENOUILIÉRE, the frog pond, was a popular place for bathing and recreation among Paris' workers and middle class. It is situated in Bougival (France), just west of the capital. In September 1869 Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet spent a few days there together. They painted the same subject several times from different perspectives.
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) was a French painter who began the development of the Impressionist movement. Known for celebrating beauty and especially feminine sensuality, Renoir is said to be the last representative of a tradition inherited directly from Rubens and ending with Watteau.
He was the father of actor Pierre Renoir (1885–1952), filmmaker Jean Renoir (1894–1979) and ceramist Claude Renoir (1901–1969). He was the grandfather of filmmaker Claude Renoir (1913–1993).
He was the father of actor Pierre Renoir (1885–1952), filmmaker Jean Renoir (1894–1979) and ceramist Claude Renoir (1901–1969). He was the grandfather of filmmaker Claude Renoir (1913–1993).
Di Cavalcanti’s Composition
Emiliano Augusto Cavalcanti of Albuquerque Melo, better known as DI CAVALCANTI (1897-1976), was a Brazilian modernist painter, draftsman, illustrator, muralist and caricaturist. His art contributed significantly to distinguish Brazilian art from other artistic movements of his time, through its recognized vibrant colors, winding forms and typically Brazilian themes such as carnival, mulattoes and tropicalisms in general.
Di Cavalcanti is, along with other big names in painting such as Anita Malfatti and Tarsila do Amaral, one of the most illustrious representatives of Brazilian modernism.
His main works are: Samba, 1925; Five girls from Guaratinguetá, 1930; The Musicians, 1923; Mangrove 1929; Pierrete 1924; Pierrot, 1924; Composition, 1964, among others.
Di Cavalcanti is, along with other big names in painting such as Anita Malfatti and Tarsila do Amaral, one of the most illustrious representatives of Brazilian modernism.
His main works are: Samba, 1925; Five girls from Guaratinguetá, 1930; The Musicians, 1923; Mangrove 1929; Pierrete 1924; Pierrot, 1924; Composition, 1964, among others.
Monet’s Water Lily Pond and the Japanese Bridge
The painting WATER LILY POND AND THE JAPANESE BRIDGE was created in his garden in Giverny, France. Monet bought this magnificent estate in his late years and had a beautiful garden landscaped. In his garden, many charming flower paintings, but the most famous pictures are his water lily paintings. In these pictures he dissolves the forms almost entirely and creates unique color surfaces. Another favorite motif is the Japanese bridge that spanned the lake, it is also seen in many pictures.
Oscar-Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a French painter and the most celebrated among Impressionist painters. The term impressionism arose from one of Monet's earliest paintings, "Impression, Sunrise", from a critique of the painting by painter and writer Louis Leroy: "Impression, Sunrise" - I knew that! "If I'm impressed, it's because there is an impression. And what a freedom, what a soft brush! A wallpaper is more elaborate than this marine scene. The expression was originally used in a derogatory way, but Monet and his colleagues adopted the title." , being aware of the revolution they were starting in painting.
Rembrandt’s The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
THE STORM ON THE SEA OF GALILEE is a 1633 oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn. It was previously in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, but was stolen in 1990and remains missing. The painting depicts the miracle of Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee, specifically as it is described in the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Mark. It is Rembrandt's only seascape.
REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) was a Dutch painter and engraver. It is generally considered one of the greatest names in the history of European art and the most important in Dutch history. It is considered by some to be the greatest painter of all time. His contributions to art came in a period called by historians the "Golden Age of the Netherlands," in which Dutch political influence, science, commerce, and culture - particularly painting - reached their peak.
Having achieved success in his youth as a portrait painter, his later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardship. However, his engravings and paintings have been popular throughout his life and his reputation as an artist has remained high, and for twenty years he has taught almost every major Dutch painter. Rembrandt's greatest creative triumphs are exemplified especially in his contemporary portraits, self-portraits, and illustrations of Bible scenes. His self-portraits form a singular and intimate biography in which the artist researched himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity.
In both painting and print, he exposes a complete knowledge of classical iconography, which he has shaped to suit the demands of his own experience; thus, the representation of a biblical scene was based on Rembrandt's knowledge of the specific text, his assimilation of the classical composition, and his observations of the Jewish population of Amsterdam. Due to his empathy for the human condition, he was called "one of the great prophets of civilization."
REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) was a Dutch painter and engraver. It is generally considered one of the greatest names in the history of European art and the most important in Dutch history. It is considered by some to be the greatest painter of all time. His contributions to art came in a period called by historians the "Golden Age of the Netherlands," in which Dutch political influence, science, commerce, and culture - particularly painting - reached their peak.
Having achieved success in his youth as a portrait painter, his later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardship. However, his engravings and paintings have been popular throughout his life and his reputation as an artist has remained high, and for twenty years he has taught almost every major Dutch painter. Rembrandt's greatest creative triumphs are exemplified especially in his contemporary portraits, self-portraits, and illustrations of Bible scenes. His self-portraits form a singular and intimate biography in which the artist researched himself without vanity and with the utmost sincerity.
In both painting and print, he exposes a complete knowledge of classical iconography, which he has shaped to suit the demands of his own experience; thus, the representation of a biblical scene was based on Rembrandt's knowledge of the specific text, his assimilation of the classical composition, and his observations of the Jewish population of Amsterdam. Due to his empathy for the human condition, he was called "one of the great prophets of civilization."
Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring
GIRL WITH PEARL EARRINGS is an oil painting of Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer, dated c. 1665. With various names over the centuries, it became known by its current title in the late 20th century, following the large pearl earring worn by the girl pictured there. The work has been in the Mauritshuis collection at The Hagues since 1902 and has been the subject of several literary treatments. In 2006, the Dutch public selected it as the most beautiful painting in the Netherlands.
JOHANNNES VERMEER (1632-1675) was a Dutch painter who is also known as Vermeer de Delft or Johannes van der Meer.
Vermeer has lived all his life in his homeland, where he is buried in the Old Delft Church (Oude Kerk).
He is the second most famous and important Dutch painter of the 17th century (a period known as the Dutch Golden Age due to the country's amazing cultural and artistic achievements at the time), after Rembrandt. His paintings are admired for their transparent colors, clever compositions and brilliant use of light.
JOHANNNES VERMEER (1632-1675) was a Dutch painter who is also known as Vermeer de Delft or Johannes van der Meer.
Vermeer has lived all his life in his homeland, where he is buried in the Old Delft Church (Oude Kerk).
He is the second most famous and important Dutch painter of the 17th century (a period known as the Dutch Golden Age due to the country's amazing cultural and artistic achievements at the time), after Rembrandt. His paintings are admired for their transparent colors, clever compositions and brilliant use of light.
Tarsila do Amaral’s Morro da Favela
MORRO DA FAVELA, the work of Brazilian painter Tarsila do Amaral, is part of her Pau-Brasil phase, when the artist shows a great exuberance of colors in her work.
Tarsila paints a slum (the correct name today is clustered), with its colorful houses, among coconut palms, cacti and other types of vegetation.
TARSILA DE AGUIAR DO AMARAL (1886-1973), internationally known as Tarsila do Amaral or simply Tarsila, is considered one of the leading Latin American modernist artists, described as "the Brazilian painter who best achieved Brazilian aspirations for nationalistic expression in a modern style." She was a member of the Grupo dos Cinco, which was a group of five Brazilian artists who are considered the biggest influence in the modern art movement in Brazil. The other members of the Grupo dos Cinco are Anita Malfatti, Menotti Del Picchia, Mário de Andrade, and Oswald de Andrade. Tarsila was also instrumental in the formation of the Antropofagia movement (1928-1929); she was in fact the one who inspired Oswald de Andrade's famous Anthropophagic Manifesto.
Tarsila paints a slum (the correct name today is clustered), with its colorful houses, among coconut palms, cacti and other types of vegetation.
TARSILA DE AGUIAR DO AMARAL (1886-1973), internationally known as Tarsila do Amaral or simply Tarsila, is considered one of the leading Latin American modernist artists, described as "the Brazilian painter who best achieved Brazilian aspirations for nationalistic expression in a modern style." She was a member of the Grupo dos Cinco, which was a group of five Brazilian artists who are considered the biggest influence in the modern art movement in Brazil. The other members of the Grupo dos Cinco are Anita Malfatti, Menotti Del Picchia, Mário de Andrade, and Oswald de Andrade. Tarsila was also instrumental in the formation of the Antropofagia movement (1928-1929); she was in fact the one who inspired Oswald de Andrade's famous Anthropophagic Manifesto.
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