{"product_id":"postcard-tarsila-do-amaral","title":"Postcard - Tarsila do Amaral","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1929 modernist painting by Tarsila do Amaral, featuring a stylised Brazilian rural scene with bold forms and a tropical colour palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eTarsila do Amaral painted Postcard in 1929, a period when she refined her unique visual language by blending European modernist techniques with Brazilian subject matter. The composition presents a stylised view of the Brazilian countryside, featuring a large, anthropomorphic tree that dominates the foreground. A small figure rests within the branches of this tree, creating a sense of scale that borders on the surreal. The background reveals rolling hills, small white houses, and a body of water, all rendered with smooth, simplified forms and a clear, deliberate geometry.\n\nHer palette consists of saturated greens, warm oranges, and soft blues, which evoke the tropical environment of her home country. The work avoids realistic shading, opting instead for flat planes of colour that emphasise the graphic quality of the scene. This approach reflects her interest in the Pau-Brasil movement, which sought to create a national art form by synthesising local themes with the formal innovations of the Parisian avant-garde. The cacti and palm trees serve as markers of the Brazilian geography, yet they are depicted with a level of abstraction that moves away from traditional representation. The painting functions as a constructed vision of the nation, balancing the influence of her training under Fernand Léger with a distinctively personal interpretation of the natural world. The clarity of the forms and the balance of the composition demonstrate her ability to distil complex visual information into a coherent, rhythmic arrangement of shapes and hues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/female-model-vilhelm-lundstrom-2\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eFemale Model - Vilhelm Lundstrøm — Vilhelm Lundstrøm\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/waves-yayoi-kusama\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eWaves - Yayoi Kusama — Yayoi Kusama\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tarsila do Amaral","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57904165159247,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57904178954575,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57904178987343,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Postcard_Poster_CompositorV1_1781284567962.jpg?v=1781285300","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/products\/postcard-tarsila-do-amaral","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}