Sofia Martins de Sousa
Sofia Martins de Sousa | |
|---|---|
 Self-portrait, c. 1900 | |
| Born | February 23, 1870 |
| Died | November 28, 1960 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Education | Fine-Arts Academy of Porto and Julian Academy |
| Known for | Painting |
Sofia Martins de Sousa (February 23, 1870 – November 28, 1960) was a Portuguese painter.
Biography[]
She was born in Porto, Portugal, the youngest of seven children to Portuguese emigrants António Martins de Sousa and Olinda Peres. The family lived in Brazil and Chile before moving back to Porto, Portugal in 1869. They lived in the Quinta da China near the Douro River in a home bought by her father before he died in 1874, when she was four years old. She was sister of the painter Aurélia de Souza.[1][2]
She began taking lessons with António da Costa Lima. She began studies at the Fine-Arts Academy of Porto, where she was a pupil of João Marques de Oliveira, who greatly influenced her style.[1][2]
In 1898, she moved to Paris to study painting at the Julian Academy, taking courses with Jean-Paul Laurens and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant. She held her first exhibition, then traveled in Europe in the next three years, before finally returning to Portugal in 1901.[1][2]
She died in Porto in 1960.
Her painting was of a personal and naturalist style, at times with realism, impressionism and post-impressionism influences. Her subjects included portraits, landscapes, and scenes of everyday life. She is most famous for her "Self-Portrait", painted in 1900.[1][2]
In punishment
Portrait of the Baroness of Nova Sintra, c. 1900
The Areinho Beach
Gate of Quinta da China
References[]
- ^ a b c d Tannock, Michael (1978). Portuguese 20th Century Artists: A Biographical Dictionary. Tannock, Michael (1978). ISBN 9780850333121. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Sofia Martins de Sousa". University of Porto Famous Alumni. Universidade do Porto. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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- 1870 births
- 1960 deaths
- People from Porto
- University of Porto alumni
- Alumni of the Académie Julian
- 19th-century Portuguese painters
- 20th-century Portuguese painters
- 19th-century women artists
- 20th-century Portuguese women artists