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Carlos Botelho (1899–1982) was a Portuguese painter, illustrator and decorative artist for whom Lisbon became a central subject. Working from a studio on the Costa do Castelo from 1930, he observed the colours and light of his native city. Meanwhile, his Ecos da Semana, published in the newspaper Sempre Fixe from 1928 to 1950, used recurring characters to satirise Portuguese society under the dictatorship.
In Pintura (1936), an oil on wood at the Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea, houses seen from above become stepped volumes articulated by white and red. Pictorial construction renews a familiar image of Lisbon. Together, his paintings and newspaper drawings connect the modern city's visual structure with observation of its inhabitants and their everyday lives.
This profile brings together identity references for Carlos Botelho and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on hardboard
Bateau au port
Huile sur panneau de fibres
Catalogue period : 2026-06-24
Published result : 13973 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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Oil on painting board
Vue portuaire avec grues, 1942
Huile sur panneau à peindre
Catalogue period : 2021-09-29
Published result : 7900 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 6000–8000
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Oil on panel
Marine dans la tempête, 1941
Huile sur bois
Catalogue period : 2021-09-29
Published result : 9966 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 6000–8000
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Oil on canvas
Marché aux poissons, 1935
Huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2021-09-29
Published result : 37677 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 15000–20000
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