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At 16, Paula Rego saw a Munch exhibition and was deeply impressed. The Norwegian painter would go on to influence her artistic thinking and style. However, the connection has only just been discovered.
When she received a box of watercolours for Christmas at the age of nine, the girl from Trás-os-Montes already wanted to be a painter. It was not a dream well-received by her mother, who thought her daughter would “starve to death”. Graça Morais is one of the most original painters in the country and is the guest on the new episode of Geração 40.
When she received a box of watercolours for Christmas at the age of nine, the girl from Trás-os-Montes already wanted to be a painter. It was not a dream welcomed by her mother, who thought her daughter would “starve to death”. Graça Morais is one of the most original painters in the country and is the guest on the new episode of Geração 40.
The Assembly of the Republic today unanimously approved a motion of condolence tabled by the Socialist Party (PS) over the recent death of visual artist Guilherme Parente, describing him as a leading figure in Portuguese painting.
