1956

Continues to produce gouaches on cardboard. In December, he begins to work on a series of twenty-seven pieces in this medium, called Secos.

Shows: “Pintura Brasileña Contemporánea” [Contemporary Brazilian Painting], Instituto de Cultura Uruguayo Brasileño (ICUB), Montevideo; March 17 – III Exposição do Grupo Frente [Third exhibition of Grupo Frente], Itatiaia Country Clube, Resende, State of Rio de Janeiro; April 12 – “Exposição Nacional de Arte Concreta” [National Exhibition of Concrete Art], Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM-SP); June 23 – IV Exposição do Grupo Frente, Volta Redonda, State of Rio de Janeiro.