An unpublished work by Tarsila do Amaral

After suspicions of forgery, a new work by Tarsila do Amaral is discovered

The painting survived the Israeli and Syrian bombings against Lebanon during the 1980s
A previously unpublished work by Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973) was discovered more than 50 years after the artist's death. The work, “Landscape 1925”, was at the center of a controversy when its authenticity was questioned earlier this year.
After suspicions of forgery were raised during SP-Arte, the largest art fair in Latin America, in April, the painting was submitted for expert analysis by Douglas Quintale, an expert at the Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo, co-owner of Quintale Art Law and president of the Committee for Authentication of Works by Tarsila do Amaral.

Amid these rumors, the company responsible for managing the artist's brand, Tarsila S.A., headed by Paola Montenegro, clarified that Quintale is the only expert authorized to certify the painter's works.
“Currently, it is impossible, no matter how much someone knows about works of art or the production of an artist, to say whether a work is fake or real just by its visual appearance or examination. These are related disciplines and sciences that will prove and corroborate premises for an objective conclusion,” Quintale stated.

The painting, seen in person by less than 10 people, dates from 1925 and is part of the artist's highly valued Pau-Brasil phase, with a nationalist character and cubist influence, which runs from 1924 to 1928. At this time, Tarsila was back from Paris to live on her family's farms in the interior of São Paulo, and began to paint typical Brazilian landscapes.

The 1920s are considered the most valuable phase of Tarsila do Amaral's works.

“Tarsila is an artist who produced very little during her lifetime; there are less than 200 catalogued paintings. It is a very scarce production. Therefore, being able to reveal a previously unseen work means increasing the reach of all the artist’s work. It is a national heritage that will now be discovered by the whole world,” said Thomaz Pacheco, founder of OMA Galeria, who coordinated the certification of the new work.

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