PAINTER

Tarsila do Amaral

1886 - 1973

Photo of Tarsila do Amaral

Icon of person Tarsila do Amaral

Tarsila de Aguiar do Amaral (Portuguese pronunciation: [taʁˈsilɐ du ɐmaˈɾaw]; 1 September 1886 – 17 January 1973) was a Brazilian painter, draftswoman, and translator. She is considered one of the leading Latin American modernist artists, and is regarded as the painter who best achieved Brazilian aspirations for nationalistic expression in a modern style. As a member of the Grupo dos Cinco, Tarsila is also considered a major influence in the modern art movement in Brazil, alongside Anita Malfatti, Menotti Del Picchia, Mário de Andrade, and Oswald de Andrade. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tarsila do Amaral has received more than 284,189 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Tarsila do Amaral is the 891st most popular painter (down from 868th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 179th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Tarsila do Amaral ranks 891 out of 2,023Before her are Jacob Adriaensz Backer, James Gillray, Achilles Painter, Harriet Backer, Eugène Grasset, and Henry Hill. After her are Renato Guttuso, Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Joos de Momper, Albert van Ouwater, Pan Yuliang, and Justus Sustermans.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Tarsila do Amaral ranks 109Before her are Muhamed Mehmedbašić, Ğabdulla Tuqay, Gheorghe Tătărescu, Lyuh Woon-hyung, Mir Osman Ali Khan, and Salvatore Maranzano. After her are Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, Armin T. Wegner, Ferenc Münnich, Wilhelm Marschall, Yehuda Ashlag, and Firmin Lambot. Among people deceased in 1973, Tarsila do Amaral ranks 102Before her are Marthe Bibesco, Merian C. Cooper, Fuad Chehab, Helen Parkhurst, Gene Krupa, and Alois Hába. After her are Lidia Ruslanova, Bobby Darin, Laurence Harvey, Dmytro Dontsov, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, and Gabriel Voisin.

Others Born in 1886

Go to all Rankings

Others Deceased in 1973

Go to all Rankings

In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Tarsila do Amaral ranks 189 out of 2,236Before her are Preguinho (1905), Café Filho (1899), Venceslau Brás (1868), Tita (1958), Thiago Silva (1984), and Gisele Bündchen (1980). After her are Geraldo Majella Agnelo (1933), Alexandre Pato (1989), Mazinho (1966), Wallace Oliveira (1994), Mário Jardel (1973), and Djalminha (1970).

Among PAINTERS In Brazil

Among painters born in Brazil, Tarsila do Amaral ranks 1After her are Candido Portinari (1903), Pedro Américo (1843), José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (1850), Lygia Clark (1920), Anita Malfatti (1889), Victor Meirelles (1832), Carlos Latuff (1968), Georgina de Albuquerque (1885), and Antônio Parreiras (1860).