Candido Portinari
Brazilian painter (1903-1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Candido Portinari (December 29, 1903 – February 6, 1962) was a Brazilian painter. He was the son of Italian emmigrants. He was one of the most important Brazilian painters and a leading name in the neo-realism style.
Portinari painted a large number of canvas, more than five thousand canvases. He did historical and realistic paintings. He also created to monumental works like the War and Peace panels, donated to the United Nations Headquarters in 1956. His body of work reflects his Marxist beliefs.
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