Emiliano di Cavalcanti (1897-1967)

Acquired from the artist
The Collection of Marcus Mitne
Private Collection, São Paulo

This work is well stretched on its original stretcher. The paint layer is stable. It does not appear to be dirty. There is a diagonal line of losses in the lower right corner that slightly interferes with the end of the signature. There are also a couple of small spots of loss here and there around the edges, in the hat of the women in the upper left, and between the two primary figures. A small amount of retouching would make this work ready to hang. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.)
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"As mulheres são frívolas,
Outras são muito sérias.

Há as que calam observando
Mas geralmente falam muito.

Mas há um instante,
Quando a luz não é do dia nem da noite,
Que passa a mulher que não se espera—
É como um pássaro procurando pouso.

 Dizemos para nós mesmos:
- É aquela mulher que eu quero.

E quando ela se perde
Como a nuvem que se desfaz,
Resta-nos o consolo
De talvez possuí-la um dia
Nas outras mulheres que encontraremos...”

- Emiliano Di Cavalcanti

Viagem da Minha Vida, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Civilização Brasileira, 1955