About The Artist:
Raimundo de Oliveira
Raimundo de Oliveira was an engraver, painter, and draftsman. He began his artistic career under the influence of his mother, a religious painter, who encouraged both his drawing and painting, as well as his religious experience. Encouraged by his drawing teacher, he held his first exhibition at the Santanópolis Gymnasium, where he portrayed the school's teachers. After completing high school in 1947, he moved to Salvador, where he...
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.