The artwork titled “O Touro,” created by Tarsila do Amaral, belongs to the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement and falls under the genre of animal painting.
In the artwork, a starkly stylized bull is prominently featured. The bull, rendered in dark hues, has an exaggeratedly large pair of horns curving upward and outward. The background consists of vertical bands in varying shades of blue, beige, and brown, creating a surreal and somewhat abstract setting. The composition, with its simplistic forms and bold colors, encapsulates the essence of Naïve Art, emphasizing a direct, unrefined approach to artistic expression. The location of the bull on a reddish-brown oval patch accentuates its central position in the painting.
