Jóvenes músicos (The young musicians)

José Malhoa es, sin duda, el pintor que marcó la evolución hacia la modernidad de la pintura del siglo 19th Portuguesa. Conocido y admirado fuera y dentro de su país durante toda su vida, recibió medalles y honores en ambos lados del Atlantico. Meimbro fundador del 'Grupo del León' y del 'Gremio Artístico', la pintura de Malhoa busca la captación natural y espontánea de la naturaleza y el sentimiento del paisaje y de las costumbres de su país. Su obra alcanza en la década de los a años 90 un cariz popular, con escenas asociadas al trabajo en el campo que se desenvuelven en una atmósfera luminosa, con algo de escenográfico y de irreal.

José Malhoa is without a doubt the painter who marks the evolution towards modernism in 19th Century Portugese painting. Well known and admired both at home and abroad throughout his life, he was awarded medals and honours on both sides of the Atlantic. Malhoa was co-founder of the 'Group of Leon' and the 'Artistic Gremio', his painting of nature is spontaneous and natural representing the feelings and traditions of his country. His work of the late 90's was more rooted in the everyday, with sunfilled scenes of pastoral labour, worked with something of an ethereal touch.