Artist
Candido Portinari
Brazilian, 1903–1962
Candido Portinari was a Brazilian Modernism artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Candido Portinari was born in Brodowski.
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. 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.
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