Oil, canvas; 49 x 34 cm
Signed p.d.: MABE / 87
On the back printed sticker of Atelier Cadr'Art, Marcel Drzemala et Fils, Bruxelles
Asking price 10000
Estimate 15000 - 20000
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Manabu MABE
1924 Kumamoto - 1997 São Paulo
Brazilian painter of Japanese descent. Pioneer of abstractionism in Brazil. He emigrated from Japan in 1934 to work on a coffee plantation. He has been painting since childhood. He had his first solo exhibition in São Paulo in 1948. He won the São Paulo International Biennale in 1953 and the Japan Art Biennale in 1959, and was named best artist under 35 at the Paris Biennale. His works are in the Museum of Contemporary Art in São Paulo, the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Boston, and the National Museum of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro, among others. Prices of his paintings on the world art market exceed 60000 euros.
