A Moura (The Moorish Woman)

Dario Villares Barbosa was a Brazilian painter, born in Campinas, São Paulo. While in Brazil, he was a pupil of the painter Oscar Pereira da Silva. He traveled to Paris thanks to a pension from the government of São Paulo. The works by Dario are distinguished from other painters of his time because they already shows traces of modernity. The painting we present today was created when he traveled to Tangier. 

Well, today it is Blue Monday, so so-called most depressing day of the year. This is why we present today a woman wrapped in something that looks like a duvet, although it was super hard to find anything about this artist. If you feel that way today, we hope this painting will give you a little smile!  :)

P.S. We have an ideal artsy treat for you for Blue Monday: 10 paintings that will bring sunshine to your house. <3