Vicente do Rego Monteiro
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Vicente do Rego Monteiro (December 19, 1899 — June 5, 1970), born in Recife
, in a family of artists, was a Brazil
ian painter.
Already in 1911 Vicente do Rego Monteiro was in Paris
(in company of his older sister), attending a course, for little time, at the Académie Julian
. Precocious talent, in 1913 he participated of the Hall of the Independent Artists, in the French capital. In return to Brazil in 1917, two years later he carried through, in Recife, its first individual sample; in 1920 and 1921, he presented it in Rio de Janeiro
, in São Paulo
and Recife.
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
, in a family of artists, was a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian painter.
Already in 1911 Vicente do Rego Monteiro was in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(in company of his older sister), attending a course, for little time, at the Académie Julian
Académie Julian
The Académie Julian was an art school in Paris, France.Rodolphe Julian established the Académie Julian in 1868 at the Passage des Panoramas, as a private studio school for art students. The Académie Julian not only prepared students to the exams at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, but offered...
. Precocious talent, in 1913 he participated of the Hall of the Independent Artists, in the French capital. In return to Brazil in 1917, two years later he carried through, in Recife, its first individual sample; in 1920 and 1921, he presented it in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
and Recife.