José Vital Branco Malhoa, known simply as José Malhoa (28 April 1855 – 26 October 1933) was a

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painter. Malhoa was, with

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, the leading name in Portuguese naturalist painting in the second half of the 19th century. 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

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, and died in

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. ''Malhoa's House'', also known as the Dr. Anastácio-Gonçalves House-Museum, in Lisbon, was originally built in 1905 as a residence and studio for the artist. It was bought by Dr. Anastácio-Gonçalves, 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.

References

Literature

*Henriques, P.: ''José Malhoa''; INAPA, Lisbon, 1996.

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Biography and Works
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José Malhoa - artworks at Google Arts & Culture
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