José Júlio de Souza Pinto

José Júlio de Souza Pinto (15 September 1856 - 14 April 1939) was a Portuguese painter in the Naturalist style.[1]

José Júlio de Souza Pinto
José Júlio de Souza Pinto. From the Revista Moderna (1889)
Born15 September 1856
Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal
Died14 April 1939 (1939-04-15) (aged 82)
Pont-Scorff, France
NationalityPortuguese
Known forPainting
Notable work
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MovementNaturalism

Life and work

He was born in Angra do Heroísmo, the son of a doctor.[2] He was born in the Azores and lived there until the age of fourteen. Later, he lived in Porto, where he studied at the Escola Superior de Belas-Artes with António Soares dos Reis and João António Correia. In 1880, after graduating, he and fellow student Henrique Pousão travelled to Paris on a fellowship.[1]

Once there, he obtained a position in the studios of Alexandre Cabanel, studying with William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Adolphe Yvon at the École des Beaux-Arts. He quickly became integrated into Parisian artistic circles and placed works at all the major exhibitions, including the Salon. By 1900, he was a member of the judging panel at the Salon.[1] Eventually, he also presented his works in Brazil and the United States.[2]

He made frequent visits to Portugal, where he exhibited in Porto and Lisbon, and he was the first Portuguese artist to have his work displayed in the Musée du Luxembourg (now in the Musée d'Orsay). On a visit to Brittany, he became enamoured of the southern coast and lived there for the remainder of his life,[1] painting genre scenes of the local people and villages. He died at Pont-Scorff.

Selected paintings
  • The Missing Ship (1901)
  • The Blue Bucket (1907)
  • The Sulking Girl (1906)
  • Harvesting Potatoes (1898)

References
  1. Luciano, Migliaccio. José Júlio de Souza Pinto. In: Marques, Luiz (org.) Catálogo do Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand: Arte da Península Ibérica do centro e do norte da Europa. São Paulo: Prêmio, 1998.
  2. José Júlio de Sousa Pinto, Antigo Estudante da Academia Portuense de Belas Artes Brief biography
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