DOS Peasant Populations in the Work of Oscar Pereira da Silva (1867-1939)

Abstract

Oscar Pereira da Silva (1867-1939) is a 19th century painter linked to a prestigious artistic language at the time. at the Pinacoteca of the State of São Paulo (São Paulo, SP); the allegory “A Noite (1927)”, located at the Museu Mariano Procópio (Juizde Fora, MG) and the “Fundação de São Paulo (1909)” located at the Museum of Ipiranga (São Paulo, SP), among others. what is expected for an artist with the potential for success and circulation, conferring prestige and acceptance from his peers. Oscar closely followed the moment of the political transition from Monarchy to Republic, in episodic competition for the Prêmio da Viagem a Europa in 1887. This investigation is responsible for observing some of his works, in which the artist portrays peasant populations, analyzes are carried out in which the ideals of man and woman from the countryside presented by him are verified to check in which to what extent they reflect, or not, the reality and profile of the population at the time. As a result of the lack of studies focusing on such productions, this study will assess how rural populations appear in the works of the renowned artist, and whether they approach the rural man/woman ideal widespread in that period.