Iberê Camargo
Iberê Camargo was a renowned Brazilian painter and engraver, considered one of the most important artists in Brazil in the 20th century.
Iberê Camargo was a renowned Brazilian painter and engraver, considered one of the most important artists in Brazil in the 20th century.
He was born in Restinga Seca, Rio Grande do Sul, on November 18, 1914.
In 1928, he enrolled in the Escola de Artes e Ofícios de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, where he took painting classes with Frederico Lobe and Salvador Parlagreco.
In 1932, he began working as a draftsman and apprentice at the Batalhão Ferroviário, where he gained knowledge of geometry and perspective.
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In 1936, he resumed his studies in Porto Alegre, enrolling in the Instituto de Belas Artes, in a technical course in architecture.
In 1939, he met Maria Cruz Coussirat in a History of Art class, and soon she would become his wife for the rest of his life.
But history holds a curious detail: During the 1940s, his career gained a significant boost when he met in Rio de Janeiro, the artists Candido Portinari, Djanira, Milton DaCosta and Maria Leontina.
In 1947, he received a prize for a trip abroad from the Salão Nacional de Belas Artes with his painting titled Lapa.
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Iberê Camargo was married for 54 years to Maria Coussirat, and throughout that time she recorded in notebooks of notes the works and sales made by her husband.
Maria played a fundamental role in the creation of the Fundação Iberê Camargo, an institution dedicated to promoting and preserving his work, founded a year after the artist's death.
Iberê Camargo passed away in Porto Alegre, on August 9, 1994.
He left behind an unforgettable work and a history that continues to inspire generations of artists and art lovers.
The Fundação Iberê Camargo continues to promote and preserve the artist's work, maintaining a cultural space in Porto Alegre designed by the renowned Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza.
