Silva Porto (painter)

António Carvalho da Silva (11 November 1850 – 1 June 1893), known as Silva Porto, was a Portuguese naturalist painter.

This article is about the naturalist painter. For the explorer and slave trader in Angola, see António da Silva Porto.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carvalho and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Silva Porto
Self-portrait, c.1873
Born
António Carvalho da Silva

(1850-11-11)11 November 1850
Porto, Portugal
Died1 July 1893(1893-07-01) (aged 42)
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Known forPainting
Notable work Media related to Silva Porto at Wikimedia Commons
MovementNaturalism

Biography

Born in Porto, he studied there under João António Correia and Tadeu de Almeida Furtado, then continued his studies in Paris and Rome.

While in Paris he exhibited his work in the Salon and in the World's Fair of 1878. In Paris, he studied with his friend João Marques de Oliveira, where they were pupils of Adolphe Yvon and Alexandre Cabanel. They became followers of the naturalist Barbizon School, and brought the new school of painting to Portugal, when they returned in 1879.

Silva Porto become one of the most acclaimed naturalist painters of his generation, showing the heritage of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Charles-François Daubigny. Secondary effects from impressionism can sometimes be found in his paintings.

He died in 1893 in Lisbon. His work is represented at the Chiado Museum, in Lisbon, and at the National Museum Soares dos Reis, in Porto.

Selected paintings
  • Going to Market, 1886
    Going to Market, 1886
  • A Quiet Place on the Beach
    A Quiet Place on the Beach
  • At the Well, oil on paper
    At the Well, oil on paper
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