Documents of Latin American and Latino Art

In his letter to the art critic Carlos Solari (alias “Don Quijote”), the painter José Sabogal expresses his appreciation for kind words about his work, but challenges two points made by Solari. The first concerns the impression that he is a [...]

Menotti del Picchia describes the young sculptor Victor Brecheret as quiet, reserved, modest, and innocent even though his talent is prodigious, original, and imaginative. He considers Brecheret’s technique modern and his art exceptionally honest. [...]

This article, published on the last day of the Exposição de Pintura Moderna Anita Malfatti, remarks on the “crowd of onlookers” that had visited the exhibition. The author notes that this painter’s work is as personal as it is modern, and [...]