Romero Britto Brazil Artist Original Mixed Media Signed , titled "Follow me Baby", 434/750, with Blindstamp lower right , 27 x 21 1/2", 34 x 29" framed.
Born in 1963 in Recife, Brazil, Romero Britto was one of nine children growing up in an impoverished home. Despite a lack of resources, he expressed a desire to become an artist at the age of 8. His mom chastised him for doodling in his notebooks because they didn’t have the money to continually buy new ones. As an alternative, Britto painted on scraps of cardboard and newspaper, often using his fingers when he didn’t have brushes.At the age of 14, Britto revealed his art to the public for the first time in an exhibition held by the Organization of American States. He received honors for his works, but was unsure of developing a career in art. He instead pursued an academic path at the Catholic University of Pernambuco on a scholarship.When starting his third semester, Britto realized his true passion was for art, but waited another two years before traveling to Europe to study art and painting. In 1983 he visited Paris, where he caught his first glimpse of artwork by Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. The techniques of both Matisse and Picasso would forever shape Britto’s artistic career.

27 x 21.5 in

10 lb