Abstract
This research will aim to comprehend the relation between the works of Italian artist Virgilio Guidi, contained in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the University of São Paulo, and the notion of the Italian Novecento as defined by art critic Margherita Sarfatti. The works are: "Painters in the open air" (Pittori all'Aperto), 1919 and "Navy" (Laguna), 1946 (?).This resea…