Candido Portinari | |
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 Portinari in 1962 | |
| Born | Candido Portinari December 29, 1903 Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | February 6, 1962 (aged 58) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Known for | painter |
| Notable work | O Mulato, Café, Meninos de Brodowski, Guerra e Paz |
| Movement | Modern Art |
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.