Maria Martins (Campanha, MG, 1894 – Rio de Janeiro, 1973) was one of the most important sculptors of international modernism, recognized for her contributions to surrealism. Married to the diplomat Carlos Martins, she lived between Brazil, the United States, and France, establishing connections with artists such as André Breton, Marcel Duchamp, and Piet Mondrian. After studying sculpture in Belgium, Martins devoted herself entirely to art from 1939, when she accompanied her husband to Washington, D.C. There, she studied with sculptor Jacques Lipchitz and printmaker Stanley William Hayter, deepening her expertise in bronze casting while exploring her Brazilian roots. Her works, which blend Brazilian indigenous mythology with the sensuality of “tropical poetry,” gained recognition in international exhibitions.