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He was born in Manhufe, Amarante. He studied in Paris. Was friends with Modigliani and was a neighbour of Picasso's. He participated wholeheartedly in the artistic revolution of the 20th century. He exhibited his work alongside some of the most-gifted vanguardist painters of Modernism, in places such as Paris, New York, London and Berlin. He was the very first Portuguese modernist. His unconventional lifestyle caused a stir in his own country. He lived in the fast lane and he created at the pace of restlessness. His name was Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso. His body of work was virtually left unseen for some 50 years, until...
With statements by Pedro Cabrita Reis, Julião Sarmento and Pedro Calapez, three of the best-known Portuguese contemporary plastic artists; art historians as Rui-Mário Gonçalves, Raquel Henriques da Silva, Delfim Sardo e António Cardoso; scholars such as Helena de Freitas e Catarina Alfaro; and Jorge Molder, former Director of Centro de Arte Moderna da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
22 авг 2024
