Candido Portinari
Candido Portinari (1903–1962) was a Brazilian painter and draftsperson.
Also recorded as Cândido Portinari
Candido Portinari
- Born
- 1903 · Brodowski.
- Died
- 1962 · Rio de Janeiro.
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson
- Fields
- painting
- Movements
- modern art
- Education
- Escola Nacional de Belas Artes
- Known for
- Coffee Agricultural Worker · Retirantes
- Honours
- Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Biography
Born at Brodowski in 1903, died in Rio de Janeiro in 1962.
Candido Portinari studied at Escola Nacional de Belas Artes. The recorded working language is Portuguese. The field of work recorded is painting. Employment is recorded with Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Works named in the authority record are Coffee Agricultural Worker and Retirantes. Work by Candido Portinari is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, São Paulo Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina and National Portrait Gallery. Distinctions recorded are Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil).
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Brodowski.
Birth place
Rio de Janeiro.
Death place
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