# Jorge Nicholson Moore Barradas artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T17:44:51.412Z
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## Artist identity

- Nationality: Portuguese
- Movements: Portuguese modernism
- Common media: Painting, Ceramics, Decorative tiles, Illustration and advertising drawing, Caricature and humorous drawing

## Portrait

![Jorge Nicholson Moore Barradas](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Jorge_Barradas%2C_Auto-retrato%2C_Di%C3%A1rio_de_Lisboa_%281921%29.jpg)
Jorge Barradas · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jorge_Barradas,_Auto-retrato,_Di%C3%A1rio_de_Lisboa_(1921).jpg

## About Jorge Nicholson Moore Barradas

Jorge Nicholson Moore Barradas (1894–1971), commonly known as Jorge Barradas and nicknamed Barradinhas, was a Portuguese artist whose career crossed painting, illustration, caricature, advertising, ceramics, and decorative tilework. He is associated with Portuguese modernism and initially became known through humorous and commercial drawing. His graphic work observed contemporary society and the changes taking place around him, giving it both artistic and documentary interest. Painting later became an important part of his multifaceted practice. From the mid-1940s, Barradas devoted increasing attention to ceramics and tiles, work for which he is regarded as a notable contributor to the renewal of Portuguese decorative art. Collectors may therefore encounter his name on objects that differ substantially in material, scale, purpose, and date—from drawings and illustrations to paintings and ceramic compositions. Correctly identifying the medium and placing a work within this varied career are important first steps when researching an example attributed to him.

## Common works and media

Works associated with Barradas include paintings, humorous and advertising drawings, illustrations, caricatures, ceramics, and decorative tiles. His early graphic practice and later concentration on ceramic art represent distinct areas for cataloguing and comparison. Because these categories differ materially, an appraisal should record the object's support, technique, dimensions, marks or signature, condition, and likely date before selecting comparable works.

## Market and appraisal context

Barradas has a varied body of work, so appraisal requires comparison with genuinely similar objects rather than treating all works bearing his name as one market category. Medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, attribution, signature, and provenance may all matter. A graphic or advertising drawing should be evaluated against relevant works on paper, while paintings, ceramics, and tile compositions require medium-specific comparisons. The artist's increased focus on ceramics from the mid-1940s also makes career context important. When usable records are available, comparable public sales should be matched by work type, date, size, condition, and attribution. The collected source pack does not support a price forecast or a claim that any one category is consistently more valuable.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Source gaps and unresolved attribution questions should be considered before applying market comparisons to a specific object.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10308059
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/71666154/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Barradas
- Wikipedia: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Barradas
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/jorge-nicholson-moore-barradas/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jorge_Barradas,_Auto-retrato,_Di%C3%A1rio_de_Lisboa_(1921).jpg