António Carvalho de Silva Porto
António Carvalho de Silva Porto | |
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 Self-portrait, c.1873 | |
| Born | 11 November 1850 |
| Died | 1 June 1893 (aged 42) |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Known for | Painting |
Notable work |  Media related to Silva Porto at Wikimedia Commons |
| Movement | Naturalism |
António Carvalho de Silva Porto (11 November 1850 – 1 June 1893) was a Portuguese naturalist painter.
Biography[]
Born in Porto, he studied there under João António Correia and , then continued his studies in Paris and Rome.
While in Paris he exhibited his work in the Salon and in the World´s Fair of 1878. In Paris, he studied with his friend João Marques de Oliveira, where they were pupils of Adolphe Yvon and Alexandre Cabanel. They became followers of the naturalist Barbizon School, and brought the new school of painting to Portugal, when they returned in 1879.
Silva Porto become one of the most acclaimed naturalist painters of his generation, showing the heritage of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Charles-François Daubigny. Secondary effects from impressionism can sometimes be found in his paintings.
He died in 1893 in Lisbon. His work is represented at the Chiado Museum, in Lisbon, and at the National Museum Soares dos Reis, in Porto.
Selected paintings[]
Going to Market, 1886
A Quiet Place on the Beach
At the Well, oil on paper
External links[]
Media related to Silva Porto at Wikimedia Commons- Six Centuries of Portuguese Painting, catalogue from the University of Coimbra
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