Silva Porto (painter)

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Silva Porto
Naturalism

António Carvalho da Silva (11 November 1850 – 1 June 1893), known as Silva Porto, was a Portuguese naturalist painter.

Biography

Born in Porto, he studied there under João António Correia and Tadeu de Almeida Furtado, then continued his studies in Paris and Rome.

While in Paris he exhibited his work in 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

National Museum Soares dos Reis
, in Porto.

Selected paintings

  • Going to Market, 1886
    Going to Market, 1886
  • A Quiet Place on the Beach
    A Quiet Place on the Beach
  • At the Well, oil on paper
    At the Well, oil on paper

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