Remembering Candido Portinari on his birthday 🎂
📷 Luis Lemus, Vogue, 1946
"His unique paintings gave voice to those who didn’t have one: the peasants, who with their bare hands built the future of the Latin American nations."
- Luizella Mazza
📷 Luis Lemus, Vogue, 1946
"His unique paintings gave voice to those who didn’t have one: the peasants, who with their bare hands built the future of the Latin American nations."
- Luizella Mazza
"I just left Villa-Lobos. But he speaks only my music, my music, and I just like to talk about my painting, my painting."
- Candido Portinari
Dois Homens Conversando, 1960
- Candido Portinari
Dois Homens Conversando, 1960
Candido Portinari
Coffee
Museum of Fine Arts, Rio de Janeiro
☕️🇧🇷
Coffee
Museum of Fine Arts, Rio de Janeiro
☕️🇧🇷
Candido Portinari
Self-portrait, 1957
“If one day someone came and said: ‘Portinari, there is no more painting,’ the young man from Brodowski would respond: ‘Then we shall all die.’”
- José Lins do Rego
Self-portrait, 1957
“If one day someone came and said: ‘Portinari, there is no more painting,’ the young man from Brodowski would respond: ‘Then we shall all die.’”
- José Lins do Rego
Candido Portinari
Portrait of Radamès Gnattali, 1933
I wish Portinari had drawn - or better yet, painted - Villa-Lobos!
Portrait of Radamès Gnattali, 1933
I wish Portinari had drawn - or better yet, painted - Villa-Lobos!
Candido Portinari
Portrait of Tsuguharu Foujita, 1932
Portrait of Tsuguharu Foujita, 1932
Candido Portinari
Playing Leapfrog, 1958
“This immense artist, who no doubt had a divine spark, has stayed forever as a child.”
- Dom Helder Câmara,
Playing Leapfrog, 1958
“This immense artist, who no doubt had a divine spark, has stayed forever as a child.”
- Dom Helder Câmara,
Candido Portinari paints "Jogos Infantis" for the Ministry of Education, 1944
📷 Kazys Vosylius
"His force is enormous. In that morning when I saw his paintings I had such an emotional shock that I left the Galerie Charpentier overcome by a real nervous fatigue."
- René Huyghe
📷 Kazys Vosylius
"His force is enormous. In that morning when I saw his paintings I had such an emotional shock that I left the Galerie Charpentier overcome by a real nervous fatigue."
- René Huyghe
Jean Manzon
Portinari prepares his paints, 1943
"Yes, my dear Candinho, it was from you that we got our most universal expression, and not only through resonance, but through the very nature of your creative genius.”
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Portinari prepares his paints, 1943
"Yes, my dear Candinho, it was from you that we got our most universal expression, and not only through resonance, but through the very nature of your creative genius.”
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Portinari watches his son João Candido at work
📷 Jean Manzon, 1943
📷 Jean Manzon, 1943
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