Jose Malhoa
Born	Jose Vital Branco Malhoa ( 1855-04-28 ) 28 April 1855 Caldas da Rainha , Portugal
Died	26 October 1933 (1933-10-26) (aged 78) Figueiro dos Vinhos , Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Known for	Painting
Notable work	The Drunks , 1907, Fado , 1910, Autumn , 1918
Movement	Naturalism

Jose Vital Branco Malhoa , known simply as Jose Malhoa (28 April 1855 - 26 October 1933) was a Portuguese painter.

Biography [ edit ]

Malhoa was, with Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro , the leading name in Portuguese naturalist painting in the second half of the 19th century. ^[1] He often painted popular scenes and subjects, like his two most famous paintings: The Drunks (1907) and Fado (1910). He always remained faithful to the naturalist style, but in some of his works there are impressionist influences, as in his Autumn (1918), that can be considered an "impressionist exercise".

Malhoa was born in Caldas da Rainha , and studied art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Lisbon from the age of 12. He died in Figueiro dos Vinhos , aged 78. At the end of his life, he saw the inauguration of the Jose Malhoa Museum , in Caldas da Rainha .

Malhoa's House , also known as the Dr. Anastacio-Goncalves House-Museum, in Lisbon , was originally built in 1905 as a residence and studio for the artist. It was bought by Dr. Anastacio-Goncalves, an art collector, a year before the painter's death, and it became a museum in 1980, showcasing several items from his collection, namely works from Portuguese painters of the 19th and 20th century. ^[2]

From 1921 until his death he was the master of the renowned painter Maria de Lourdes de Mello e Castro, who was his last disciple.

In 1933, the year of his death, the Jose Malhoa Museum was created in Caldas da Rainha. He had artistic collaboration in the magazine Atlantida'.' ^[3] (1915-1920). His well known studio, named "Casulo", in Figueiro dos Vinhos, is restored and available for visits.

He was buried in the Prazeres Cemetery, in Lisbon.

References [ edit ]

Literature [ edit ]

• Henriques, P.: Jose Malhoa ; INAPA, Lisbon, 1996. ISBN   972-9019-87-8

External links [ edit ]

• Biography and Works ^{[ permanent dead link ]} , in Portuguese .
• Jose Malhoa - artworks at Google Arts & Culture

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