Clown, Horse, Salamandra

Amadeo was a portuguese painter. His early works, under the tutelage of the Spanish painter Anglada Camarasa, were stylistically close to impressionism. Around 1910, influenced both by cubism and by futurism, he became one of the first modern Portuguese painters. His style is aggressive and vivid both in form and colour and his works may seem random or chaotic in their compositional structure at first sight but are clearly defined and balanced. Some of Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso's ink drawings, decorative but always figurative, slightly resemble those of Aubrey Beardsley. After his death, his work remained almost unknown until 1952, when a room dedicated to his paintings in Amarante Museum gained the public's attention. Amadeo's piece has been suggested by one of our users, Artur from beautiful Lisbon. Thank you for this! And if you would like to see any particular piece or artist feel free to drop us a line to: [email protected] :)