Candido Portinari
20th-century Brazilian painter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Candido Portinari (December 29, 1903 – February 6, 1962) was a Brazilian painter. He is considered one of the most important Brazilian painters as well as a prominent and influential practitioner of the neo-realism style in painting.
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Born | Candido Portinari (1903-12-29)December 29, 1903 Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil |
Died | February 6, 1962(1962-02-06) (aged 58) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Known for | painter |
Notable work | O Mulato, Café, Meninos de Brodowski, Guerra e Paz |
Movement | Modern Art |
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Portinari painted more than five thousand canvases, from small sketches to monumental works such as the Guerra e Paz panels, which were donated to the United Nations Headquarters in 1956. Portinari developed a social preoccupation throughout his oeuvre and maintained an active life in the Brazilian cultural and political worlds.