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38.2" Diam. x 26.0" H

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Weight:  0.7 lbs

 

Acrylic on canvas

Arrives unframed

Signed by the artist

Unstretched

 

Ships from NOVICA Office in Brazil.




'Favelas of Rio with Sugar Loaf Hill in the Background'

D.Andrade's brush points to two realities in Rio de Janeiro. In the distance, Sugar Loaf Hill is surrounded by affluent high-rise buildings, hotels and tourists. On the other side of the bay, a woman carrying flowers and fruits on her head walks towards her house in one of the favelas. Houses seem to grow one atop the other, many in dire need of repair.

Titled "Favelas do Rio com fundo Pão-de-açucar" in Portuguese
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D. Andrade

Andrade's work possesses a tropicalist aesthetic...
D. Andrade is an exceptional painter who has lived in Rio de Janeiro for more than forty years. At the age of three, the artist suffered a severe case of meningitis, after which he was left completely deaf. However, this challenge early-on in life did not deter Andrade from pursuing his dreams.

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D. Andrade

D. Andrade is an exceptional painter who has lived in Rio de Janeiro for more than forty years. At the age of three, the artist suffered a severe case of meningitis, after which he was left completely deaf. However, this challenge early-on in life did not deter Andrade from pursuing his dreams.

The artist has a lovely family of three children, who greatly admire their father's work. Andrade's work possesses a tropicalist aesthetic, which utilizes an intense palette. The work has a picturesque quality, through which the artist portrays his subjects in activities or scenes representative of his homeland.

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