Amadeo de Souza

Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (1887–1918) was a Portuguese painter and one of the first modernists to bring abstract, Cubist, and Futurist ideas into Portuguese art. He worked in Paris alongside figures like Modigliani before his career was cut short at 30 during the 1918 flu pandemic. His work is known for bold color, dynamic movement, and playful, near-abstract shapes, which is exactly what makes it so satisfying to paint.

His style leans on flat areas of strong color and clean, simple shapes rather than fine photographic detail. That translates beautifully to a numbered canvas: the color blocks are clear, the palette is vivid, and the finished piece looks striking on a wall. It's a chance to recreate real modern-art history one section at a time.

Yes. Every Amadeo de Souza kit in this collection is rated for beginners. The shapes are large and well defined, so you don't need any painting experience to get a great result. If it's your first kit, this is a friendly place to start.

You'll find The Leap of the Rabbit, Don Quixote, and Greyhounds as paint by numbers kits, plus The Leap of the Rabbit as a diamond painting if you prefer working with gems instead of paint.

With paint by numbers, you fill in numbered areas using the included acrylic paints and brushes. With diamond painting, you place small sparkling resin "diamonds" onto a coded adhesive canvas to build a shimmering, mosaic-like finish. Both follow a numbered guide, so it comes down to whether you'd rather paint or place.