Anita Malfatti

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Anita Catarina Malfatti
Born	Anita Catarina Malfatti (1889-12-02)December 2, 1889 São Paulo, Brazil
Died	November 6, 1964(1964-11-06) (aged 74) São Paulo, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Notable work	The Idiot
Movement	Modernist

Anita Catarina Malfatti (December 2, 1889 – November 6, 1964) is heralded as the first Brazilian artist to introduce European and American forms of Modernism to Brazil. Her solo exhibition in São Paulo, in 1917–1918, was controversial at the time, and her expressionist style and subject were revolutionary for the complacently old-fashioned art expectations of Brazilians who were searching for a national identity in art, but who were not prepared for the influences Malfatti would bring to the country. Malfatti's presence was also highly felt during the Week of Modern Art (Semana de Arte Moderna) in 1922, where she and the Group of Five made huge revolutionary changes in the structure and response to modern art in Brazil.