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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.
The importance of his aesthetic production and conscientious involvement in Brazilian political and cultural life earned Candido Portinari recognition in and beyond his country.
Candido Portinari was a painter and muralist who depicted social and political themes in his works. MoMA has 12 of his paintings online, as well as information on his exhibitions and publications.
Learn about the life and works of Candido Portinari, one of the most important Brazilian painters and a prominent practitioner of the neo-realism style. See his paintings, murals and frescoes that depict the reality and spirit of Brazil, from its natural beauties to the harsh lives of the impoverished.
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Candido Portinari (1903-1962) was a Brazilian painter whose art captured the spirit of the country and its peoples. He is known as Brazil’s most famous modernist painter. Coffee Farm Worker...
Candido Portinari 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...
O Projeto Portinari foi criado em 1979. Seu fundador e até hoje diretor-geral, o professor João Candido Portinari, dirigindo-se ao pai em carta-prefácio póstuma, que introduz a primeira publicação do Projeto Portinari, declarou: "...é como brasileiro que me sinto no dever de trabalhar para que todos possamos nos reencontrar com tua obra ...
