Nadir Afonso

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Nadir Afonso was a Portuguese architect-turned-painter renowned for his geometric abstract art and collaborations with major modernist architects such as Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer.

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instanceOf Portuguese artist
architect
human
painter
birthDate 1920-12-04
birthPlace Chaves, Portugal
countryOfCitizenship Portugal
deathDate 2013-12-11
educatedAt Porto School of Fine Arts
linked to: University of Porto

University of Porto
familyName Afonso
fieldOfWork architecture
painting
genre abstract painting
geometric abstraction
givenName Nadir
hasPartInCollection Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves
Museu do Chiado
Nadir Afonso Contemporary Art Museum
hasSignatureStyle cityscape abstractions
precise geometric forms
vibrant color fields
hasWorkLocation Chaves, Portugal
Paris, France
linked to: Paris

Porto, Portugal
linked to: Porto

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
linked to: Rio de Janeiro
honouredIn Nadir Afonso Contemporary Art Museum
influencedBy Le Corbusier
Oscar Niemeyer
modernist architecture
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
movement abstract art
geometric abstraction
name Nadir Afonso
notableFor geometric abstract paintings
notableWork “Barcos” series
“Cidades” series
“Espacillimité” series
occupation architect
painter
visual artist
placeOfDeath Porto, Portugal
linked to: Porto
workedAt Le Corbusier’s studio in Paris
Oscar Niemeyer’s studio in Brazil
workedWith Georges Candilis
Le Corbusier
Oscar Niemeyer

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