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Tarsila Do Amaral โ€” Abaporu
Tarsila Do Amaral

Abaporu

1966

This surrealist offset lithograph presents a striking composition of distorted human limbs arranged in an abstract landscape. A pair of elongated legs and feet dominate the foreground, rendered in warm earth tones against a cool blue sky. A bright yellow sun and towering green cactus punctuate the composition, creating a dreamlike scene that blends figuration with symbolic desert imagery. The work exemplifies modernist experimentation with the human form and explores themes of displacement and transformation. This piece represents a pivotal moment in 20th century Latin American art.

Medium
Offset lithograph
Dimensions

Notes

Lot 3 in EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary on Artsy (May 19, 2026). Edition of 2000.

๐Ÿ”จ Auction Lot

EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary

May 19, 2026

Lot 3

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Tarsila Do Amaral, Abaporu, 1966

This surrealist offset lithograph presents a striking composition of distorted human limbs arranged in an abstract landscape. A pair of elongated legs and feet dominate the foreground, rendered in warm earth tones against a cool blue sky. A bright yellow sun and towering green cactus punctuate the composition, creating a dreamlike scene that blends figuration with symbolic desert imagery. The work exemplifies modernist experimentation with the human form and explores themes of displacement and transformation. This piece represents a pivotal moment in 20th century Latin American art.

Medium
Offset lithograph
Dimensions
41.9 x 33 cm
Year
1966
Edition
of 2000
Seen at
EHC Fine Art Auction, Unknown

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th Century, Avant Garde, Post Cubism, Offset Lithograph, Experimental Art, Body as Subject, Metaphorical Composition, Symbolic Landscape, Color Field, Anthropomorphic Forms, Geometric Abstraction, Figurative Art, Modernism, Deformism, Contemporary Art, Latin American Art, Human Form, Cultural Identity, Still Life