José Pinazo Martínez (10 July 1879, Rome – 2 December 1933, Madrid)[1] was a Spanish painter, primarily known for portraits and still-lifes.

[2] At the age of two, they returned to Spain and settled in Valencia where his brother, the sculptor, Ignacio Pinazo Martínez [es], was born in 1883.

The latter, under his pen name of "Silvio Lago", wrote an article for La Esfera [es], expressing his belief that Pinazo had reached his artistic maturity in 1910 with his painting "A Plena Vida" (A Full Life).

In 1915, Pinazo was awarded a First Class prize at the National Exhibition for his large canvas "Floreal", for which Magdalena served as a model and helped select the costumes.

Around 1918, Pinazo Martínez made significant changes in his style by moving away from themes of modernism, naturalism and costumbrism, and employing a more simplistic approach.