Fernand Léger's 'O Disco' Arrives at Pinacoteca de São Paulo in Unprecedented Loan

Key facts

• Fernand Léger's 1918 painting 'O Disco' goes on view at the Pinacoteca de São Paulo from September 5.
• The work belongs to the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid and is shown in the 'Pinacoteca: Acervo' exhibition at the Pina Luz building.
• It is displayed alongside works by Tarsila do Amaral, Flávio de Carvalho, Vicente do Rego Monteiro and Emiliano Di Cavalcanti.
• Tarsila do Amaral studied with Léger in 1923; his influence appears in 'A Negra' (1923) and the Pau-Brasil landscapes.
• Curator Yuri Quevedo cites the dialogue between Léger's painting and Tarsila's 'São Paulo' (1924) as evidence of how Cubism was transformed in Brazil.
• The loan is part of the project 'O Thyssen Está de Visita', organized by the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, the Spanish Embassy in Brazil and AECID.
• The project also places 50 reproductions of works from the Spanish museum at Parque da Luz.
• 'O Disco' stays in São Paulo until December 7; entry to Pina Luz is free on Saturdays.