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ANTONIO HENRIQUE AMARAL  Casal de novo 1995

ANTONIO HENRIQUE AMARAL

Casal de novo
1995

Oil on canvas

70 7/8 by 70 7/8 in. 180 by 180 cm.

ANTONIO HENRIQUE AMARAL  Na paisagem, um grupo... (In the landscape, a group...) 1996

ANTONIO HENRIQUE AMARAL

Na paisagem, um grupo... (In the landscape, a group...)
1996

Oil on canvas

79 by 79 in. 200.7 by 200.7 cm

ANTONIO HENRIQUE AMARAL  O nascimento da folha (The Birth of the Leaf) 1997

ANTONIO HENRIQUE AMARAL

O nascimento da folha (The Birth of the Leaf)
1997

Oil on canvas

48 by 72 in. 121.9 by 182.9 cm.

ANTONIO HENRIQUE AMARAL  As Time Goes Bye 1993

ANTONIO HENRIQUE AMARAL

As Time Goes Bye
1993

Oil on canvas

49 1/4 by 49 1/4 in. 125 by 125 cm.

ANTONIO HENRIQUE AMARAL  Armas (Weapons) 1992

ANTONIO HENRIQUE AMARAL

Armas (Weapons)
1992

Oil on canvas

78 by 79 in. 198.1 by 200.7 cm.

ANTONIO HENRIQUE AMARAL  O início ou Torsos (The Beginning or Torsos) 1995

ANTONIO HENRIQUE AMARAL

O início ou Torsos (The Beginning or Torsos)
1995

oil on canvas

51 by 51 1/4 in. 129.5 by 130.2 cm.

Press Release

Mitchell-Innes & Nash is pleased to announce co-representation of the estate of Antonio Henrique Amaral (1935-2015).  We will begin our new partnership by presenting a solo booth of paintings and drawings at the forthcoming ADAA Art Show.

Amaral is a key figure in Brazilian and Latin American art.  He developed his signature style during the second half of the 20th Century, coming of age under the rule of the coup d’état and subsequent military dictatorship installed in Brazil in 1964.

His visceral and allegorical works deal with erotic desire, political violence and existential discontent which directly address threats to humanity such as authoritarianism, deforestation and unchecked capitalism.  Because his message is delivered through a clear and graphic Pop lens, Amaral succeeds in seducing the eye while critiquing systems of oppression.

For this year’s edition of The Art Show, Mitchell-Innes & Nash will feature a solo booth devoted to Amaral’s work from the 1990s.  It was during this decade that the artist expanded and reconfigured his iconography into more surreal territory which very much continues to speak to current political and environmental situations globally.

Mitchell-Innes & Nash jointly represents Antonio Henrique Amaral together with Casa Triângulo, São Paulo, Brazil.