1899 - 1982. Known for: Painting.
One of the most prominent figures in the modernist movement in Portugal, Carlos Botelho began his career in caricature and humor. Having toured and painted parts of Europe and America, he was notable...
Read full biography One of the most prominent figures in the modernist movement in Portugal, Carlos Botelho began his career in caricature and humor. Having toured and painted parts of Europe and America, he was notable for his original views of Lisbon. In 1937 Botelho was awarded the "Grand-Prix" at the Paris...
Read full biography One of the most prominent figures in the modernist movement in Portugal, Carlos Botelho began his career in caricature and humor. Having toured and painted parts of Europe and America, he was notable for his original views of Lisbon. In 1937 Botelho was awarded the "Grand-Prix" at the Paris International Exhibition; in 1938 with the Souza Cardoso Prize; in 1939 with the 1st Prize at the International Contemporary Art Exhibition in San Francisco, California (a reward of great repercussion in the...
Read full biography One of the most prominent figures in the modernist movement in Portugal, Carlos Botelho began his career in caricature and humor. Having toured and painted parts of Europe and America, he was notable for his original views of Lisbon. In 1937 Botelho was awarded the "Grand-Prix" at the Paris International Exhibition; in 1938 with the Souza Cardoso Prize; in 1939 with the 1st Prize at the International Contemporary Art Exhibition in San Francisco, California (a reward of great repercussion in the world); and in 1940 with the Columbano prize. His best works can now be seen at the Chiado Museum, at the S. Paulo National Museum of Art and in several national and international private collections.
One of the most prominent figures in the modernist movement in Portugal, Carlos Botelho began his career in caricature and humor. Having toured and painted parts of Europe and America, he was notable for his original views of Lisbon. In 1937 Botelho was awarded the "Grand-Prix" at the Paris International Exhibition; in 1938 with the Souza Cardoso Prize; in 1939 with the 1st Prize at the International Contemporary Art Exhibition in San Francisco, California (a reward of great repercussion in the world); and in 1940 with the Columbano prize. His best works can now be seen at the Chiado Museum, at the S. Paulo National Museum of Art and in several national and international private collections.