Victor Brecheret
Brazilian sculptor (1894-1955) · Brazil · On the map · Artists · Died at 61
Victor Brecheret, born Vittorio Breheret, was an Italian-Brazilian sculptor. He lived most of his life in São Paulo, except for his studies in Paris in his early twenties.
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Brecheret's work combines techniques of European modernist sculpture with references to his native country through the physical characteristics of his human forms and visual motifs drawn from Brazilian folk art. Many of his subjects are figures from the Bible or classical mythology.
Country
Brazil
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1955 · aged 61
