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even after the Fauves toppled many traditions, after member of the German expressionist group. He returned
Cubism showed new dimensions. to Brazil later and settled in Sao Paulo, where he died in
A few Brazilian artists had travelled in Europe, and a 1957.
timid and hesitant recognition of the new currents could But Segall's first exhibition came too soon, and was
Frans Krajcberg be glimpsed in their work. But they were too few, and not understood. It was only in 1922 that 'The Week of
Relief palming these few were neither strong nor good enough. Modern Art' happened-or rather exploded-in Sao
In 1913 the painter Lasar Segall came to Brazil, and Paulo. Several painters, writers, sculptors, musicians
2 his exhibition in Campinas, a city near Sao Paulo, was and poets, who directly or indirectly had been exposed
Manabu Mabe Brazil's first contact with modern' art. Born in Russia to European influences, decided to break with tradition.
Evocation. 1963
73 X 73 in. and trained in Germany, Segall had become an important During a week of exhibitions, recitals, debates and
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