GROUP EXHIBITION

More than a gathering of historical works, the exhibition reveals a particular cultural imaginary of Brazil shaped throughout the 20th century. Its central nucleus traverses urban, coastal, and rural landscapes through works that trace the transformations of the country and the shifts in its visual culture amid modernisation.

From the harbour scenes of Benedito Calixto to the compositions of Alfredo Volpi, passing through the seascapes of José Pancetti and the landscapes of Di Cavalcanti and Alberto da Veiga Guignard, the selection brings together Brazilian artists from different generations, with trajectories spanning both national and international contexts, around a shared symbolic horizon.

The exhibition also features works by Candido Portinari, Lasar Segall, Victor Brecheret, Milton Dacosta, Flávio de Carvalho, and Anita Malfatti. Highlights include two rare paintings by Guignard, among them the monumental Paisagem Imaginária Imaginary Landscape, as well as seascapes by Pancetti and an important group of works by Di Cavalcanti produced between the 1940s and 1960s.