Nadir Afonso artworks

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This is a list of Nadir Afonso artworks: paintings, engravings, and architecture.

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Nadir Afonso in his studio, standing next to Seville (first decade of 21st century [2007], Cities series), canvas still unmounted. Nadir Afonso and his art.jpg
Nadir Afonso in his studio, standing next to Seville (first decade of 21st century [2007], Cities series), canvas still unmounted.

All data was sourced from websites (linked to) and from the books and catalogues listed in the main Nadir Afonso article.

Paintings

Titles are shown in their original language as conceived by the artist, and translated if needed, except the titles made of place names, which are shown in the English form. Multiple-source inconsistencies are shown in the Notes column. The artist's method usually involves one or more studies before the final artwork, which sometimes is revealed only years later; the artist also sometimes returns to work on artworks after they are publicly exhibited. This explains some of the multiple or alternative dates.

Early works

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1935Rua da Cadeia (Jail Street)
1936Rio Cávado (Cávado River)oil on canvas, 32x30 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1936Campinas (Fields) 1 oil on canvas, 23x34alt. date 1937; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1936Canto do Rio (River Corner)
1937Forte de S. Francisco (Fort St. Francis)watercolor2nd prize, national contest "Which is the most beautiful Portuguese landscape?"
1938Arredores (Surroundings) 1 oil on canvas, 37x31 cmalt. date 1936; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1939Cais da Ribeirastudy
1939Gaiamixed techniquealt. title Gaia I
1940Portomixed techniquemotif: boats on a river dock
1941Douro no Porto (Douro in Porto)alt. title Douro
1941Clérigos 1 2 3 mixed technique
1941Modelos (Models)
1941Cavalos Alados (Winged Horses)study
1943Praça dos Aliados (Aliados Square) 2
1945Évoraoilnot related to the 1945 oil Évora Surrealista

Expressionism

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1939Cerâmica de Chaves (Chaves Ceramic Factory) 1
1939Ponte D. Luís I (King Luis I Bridge) 1 oilbased on a 1939 study
1939Self-Portraitripped apart and thrown away by the artist, found and restored
1939Gaia II
1940Banhistas (Bathing Women)not related to the 1947-89 oil on canvas As Banhistas
1940Praça da Batalha (Batalha Square) 1 oil
1940A Mulher e o Galo (The Woman and the Rooster)
1937-41A Bruxa de Escarei (The Witch of Escarei)
1941A Fuga de Lot (Lot's Escape)
1942Ribeira (Riverside) 1 oil
1942Vila Nova de Gaia 1 oil on hardboard, 53x50 cmalt. not dated; based on the 1940 studies Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia, and Vila Nova de Gaia II
1942A Sebastianista (Sebastianist Woman)study
1942Ponte de Lima
1942Margens do Cávado (Margins of the Cávado) 1 (right) study
1943Cais em Massarelos (Quay in Massarelos)
1944Evocação (Homage)study
1944Figura Sentada (Seated Figure)study
1945Alvito
1946La Ville d'Avry (The Town of Avry)gouache, 21x31.5 cm
Colinas de Gondomar (Hills of Gondomar)watercolor
1946Place du Châtelet (Châtelet Square)not related to the 1958 painting Châtelet
1946O Poeta (The Poet)study
1946Luxembourg
1946Place de la Concorde (Concorde Square)
1946Pontes de Paris (Bridges of Paris)not related to the 1947 painting of the same title (but same subject) nor to the 1977 oil on canvas Les Ponts de Paris
1946Ponte de Austerlitz (Austerlitz Bridge)
1946Banlieu (Outskirts)
1946O Sena (The Seine)
1946Chômage (Unemployment)
1946Margens do Tâmega (Margins of the Tâmega)study
1947Sur la Plage (On the Beach)
1947Pontes de Paris (Bridges of Paris)not related to the 1947 painting of the same title (but same subject) nor to the 1977 oil on canvas Les Ponts de Paris
1947A Ópera (The Opera)not related to the 1947 painting L'Opéra nor to the 1983 painting Opéra
1947L'Opéra (The Opera)not related to the 1947 painting A Ópera nor to the 1983 painting Opéra
1947Pont et Rue du Bac (Bridge and Bac Street)
1947A Mexicana (Mexican Woman)study
1947Tâmega 1
1947Agrela
1947Entardecer em Valdanta (Limelight in Valdanta) 1 study
1947Orléansstudy
1948Pont de Saint Michel (St. Michel Bridge)
1948Barcos no Cais (Boats in the Quay)study
1948La Marnedated 47; study
1948Lake Vincennes
1948Le Rhône à Lyon (The Rhône at Lyon)
1948Saudade (Nostalgia)
1948Casas de Lisieux (Houses in Lisieux)study
1948Zeusstudy
1949Ruas de Paris (Streets of Paris)study
1949Vera Cruznot related to the first decade of 21st century acrylic on canvas of the same title
1949Catedral de Gand (Gand Cathedral)
1949Les Ponts (The Bridges)
1949Moscownot related to the 1995 painting of the same title
1949O Amor (Love)
1950Calvão 1 (left)
1950Viennanot related to the painting of the same title
1950Île-de-France
1950La Saône à Lyon (The Saône at Lyon)study
1951Chamonix
1951Florence
1951As Margens do Capibaribe (The Margins of the Capibaribe)study
1951Represa do Agapito (Agapito Dam)study
1952Catedral II (Cathedral II)
1953Margens (Margins) 1 (left) legend: "Margens do Mar Cáspio" (Margins of the Caspian Sea); study
1953Pontevedra
1953Praia de Aveiro (Beach in Aveiro)
1953La Marne à St. Dizier (The Marne at St. Dizier)
1954La Rhône (The Rhône)
1954Catedral IV (Cathedral IV)
1956Caramulo
1956Amsterdamnot related to the 1994 painting of the same title
1957Fábricas de Charenton (Factories of Charenton)study
1951-59Cathédrale Bleue (Blue Cathedral)
1959Luxembourg Gardens
1959Tuileries Palace
Casas de Mytilene (Houses of Mytilene)study
1962Vale de Salém (Salem Valley)study
1963Nature
1947-67Codeçais 1 (right) dated 47; study
1968Restos de Escuna (Remains of a Schooner)
21x23,5 cmauctioned on June 14, 2007 by Leiloeira Invicta (Porto, Portugal), base price: €4,000; motif: two women, one of which pregnant, pre-surreal style

Surreal period

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1945Évora Surrealista (Surreal Évora) 2 3 oilalt. title Évora; alt. date 1944-01; based on a study; collection Nadir de Afonso Foundation
1946Metamorfose Artificial (Artificial Metamorphosis)oil on canvas, 74x70 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1954Musas (Muses)
1947-87Jeunes Filles (Young Girls)not related to the 1991 painting of the same title
1950-88Psyché
2007Apolo (Apollo) 1:gouache 2:gouache 3:gouache 4:gouache/detail 5:gouache/detail 6:exhibition (left) acrylic on canvas, 200x230 cmone of five oversized paintings by this artist; based on a 2007 gouache on paper, 28.5x34 cm; both collection Nadir Afonso Foundation

Iris period

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1943Metalocromia (Metalochrome)
1946No Titleoil on canvas, 75x75 cmmotif; curls over green and red background; rainbow on top right
1946Composição 1 alt. title Composição Irisada (Iris Composition), not related to the 1946 oil on canvas Composição Irisada
1946Composição Irisada (Iris Composition) 2 3 oil on canvas, 97x97 cmalt. not dated; alt. title Composição, not related to the 1946 painting Composição; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1947Os Metais (The Metals)
1951Pisa Istudy
1951Pisa IIstudy
1951San Marcostudy
1956Monte Branco (Mont Blanc)
1956Les Alpes (The Alps)
1948-98Máquina (Machine) 1 2
1998Fundo dos Oceanos - Expo 98 (Ocean's Deep - Expo '98) 1
Íris (Iris) 1 gouache on paper, 40x50 cmbased on a 1958 gouache study; not related to the 2000 acrylic on canvas of the same title
Asas (Wings) 1 based on the 1964 painting Composition Irisée (Iris Composition), which was based on the 1948-49 (alt. date 1948) painting Asas (alt. title Composition Irisée)

Espacillimité series

All paintings in this series are independent of each other, despite their common titles.

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1954Espacillimité 2
1956Espacillimité Animé de Mouvement (Espacillimité Animated with Movement) 1 2 canvas on rotating drumpictured at the 1958 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Paris
1957Espacillimitéoil on canvas, 82x152 cmexhibited at the 1961 São Paulo Art Biennial; 2007 sale price (Antiks Design gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €65,000
1958Espacillimité 1 2 alt. title Espacilimitado
Espacillimité 1
Espacillimité 1
Espacillimité 1

Baroque period

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1954Auriculo
1954Lotusstudy
1954Les Spirales 1 oil on hardboard, 67.5x86 cm
1954Composition 1
1955Audible II
1955Caractères 1 2 3 oil on canvas, 70,4x90 cmcollection of Ana de Carvalho Alves, auctioned on May 9, 2007 by Palácio do Correio Velho (Lisbon, Portugal), sold at base price: €30,000
1955Caractèresoil on canvas, 94x115 cmreproduction of the same year's oil on canvas of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1956Flora 1 2 alt. date 1953
1992Espirais (Spirals)reproduction of the 1954 oil on hardboard Les Spirales

Brazil period

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1947Geometrias 1
1948Morfometrias (Morphometries)
1948Thot 1 based on a study
1951Formas Pré-Geométricas (Pre-Geometric Shapes) 1 based on two 1951 studies; alt. date 1961

Egyptian period

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1945 1 drawingmotif: woman in profile
1950Le Roi (The King)
1950Friso do Falcão (Frieze of the Hawk)
1951Friso de Fayoum (Frieze of Al Fayyum)gouache, 28x37.5 cm
1951O Relevo de Karnak (The Relief of Karnak)oil on canvas, 66x97 cm
1951Le Dieu Rá (King Ra)
1952Deux Styles 2
1952Áspide (Aspid) 1
1952Friso de Ápis (Frieze of Apis)
1952Rencontre (Meeting)
1952Nefertite (Nefertiti)study
1952Orla Negra (Black Rim)based on a study; alt. date 1953
1953Horus 1 2 oil on canvas, 95.5x135 cmnot related to the 1954 painting Hórus; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation (alt. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation)
1953Vestales (Vestals)study
1953Serpente (Serpent)study
1953Engrenagem (Gears)gouache, 27x40 cmbased on, or the basis for, the painting of the same year and title
1953Engrenagem (Gears)based on, or the basis for, the painting of the same year and title
1953Mycènes
1954Friso de Mênfis (Frieze of Memphis)gouache, 15x30.5 cm
1954Hórus (Horus)not related to the 1953 painting Horus
1954Beni Hassan
1954Frise des Coqs (Frieze of the Roosters)
1954Lis (Fleur-de-lis)study
1954Friso de Ísis (Frieze of Isis) 1 mixed technique, 64x100 cmauctioned on October 23, 2007 by Palácio do Correio Velho (Lisbon, Portugal), estimate: €25-30,000
1955Nubia
1955Friso de Ámon (Frieze of Amon) 1 gouache, 20x41 cmbased on a 1953 study
1955Géométrie Animée (Animated Geometry)
1955Roulement (Bearing)
1955-56Friso de Ísis (Frieze of Isis)study; based on the 1955-56 study of the same title (different color scheme)
1956Osíris (Osiris)
1956Offrande (Offering)
1957Círculos (Circles) 1
1957Rotações (Rotations)study
1957Policromia (Polychromy)
1957Pré-Geometrias (Pre-Geometries)
1958Frisos (Friezes)study
1958Arcosstudy
1981Período Egípcio (Egyptian Period)acrylic on canvas, 68x98 cm
1958-89Hieróglifos (Hieroglyphs)gouache, 25x39.5 cmalt. date 1958

Geometry

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1951Contrastes (Contrasts)dated 48-89; study
1952Desintegração Geométrica (Geometric Disintegration)
1955Les Billes (The Marbles)
1959Ensemblesstudy
1961Príncipes (Princes)study
1962Cabeleira de Berenice (Berenice's Hair)legend "Brahms 62"; study
1965Perspective Ioil on canvas, 88x115 cmalt. date 1968
1965Perspective IIoil on canvas, 88x115 cm
1965Perspective III
1965Projections Istudy; based on the 1961 gouache Projections, 19.5x29.5 cm
1968Projections IIstudy
1963-85Papillon (Butterfly)
1971Rosácea (Compass Rose)
1958-89Origens Geométricas (Geometric Origins)gouache, 34x29 cmbased on, or the evolution of, a 1958 study
not datedGeometrias (Geometries)oil on canvas, 95x132 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedComposição Geométrica (Geometric Composition)oil on canvas, 94.5x131 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Dispersão Geométrica (Geometric Dispersion) 1 gouache on paper, 38.5x57 cmbased on a 1958-68 study

Cities series

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1949Cais do Sena (Quay in the Seine)study
1951Argel
1952Buenos Aires
1953Zaratustra (Zarathustra)based on a study
1954Calcuttabased on a study
1954Espirais (Spirals)not related to the 1954 oil on hardboard of the same title
1954Oderstudy; not related to the 1962 study of the same title
1954Madridstudy; not related to the 1994 gouache, the 1995 painting, and the gouache on paper, all of the same title
1955Notre-Dame
1955Copacabana 1
1956Arianastudy
1956Trentonstudy, not related to the 1977 painting of the same title
1957Sofia
1957Corbigny
1957Halbabased on a study
1958Châteletnot related to the 1946 painting Place du Châtelet
1959Devant le Spectre de Dieu (In Front of God's Spectre)gouache, 28.5x46 cm
1960Buçaco
1960Palácio das Descobertas (Palace of the Discoveries)dated 46
1960Cabedelostudy
1960sOs Portugueses (The Portuguese) 1 2
1961Tempo (Time)
1956Venice 2 3 alt. date 1956-62; collection CAMJAP-Centro de Arte Moderna José de Azeredo Perdigão/Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (alt. Nadir Afonso Foundation)
1957-62Édipo e Seu Pai (Oedipus and His Father)signed "Oedipus et son père 57"; study
1962Oderstudy; not related to the 1954 study of the same title
1962Pont d'Auteil (Auteil Bridge)gouache on paper, 23x35 cm2007 sale price (São Mamede gallery): €18,000
1962No Title 1 gouache on paper, 22x33.5 cmcollection of Ana de Carvalho Alves, auctioned on May 8, 2007 by Palácio do Correio Velho (Lisbon, Portugal), sold at base price: €6,000
1962Galáxias (Galaxies)dated 89
1962Marcoule 1 2 3 oil on canvas, 68x98 cmcollection Berardo
1963Quatre Couleurs (Four Colors)gouache, 22x30 cm
1963Alep
1964Fulviastudy
1964Mitilenestudy
1965Ariostudy
1965

Banjul

acrylic on canvas, 85x125 cmdate most probably wrong due to style, type of paint; 2007 exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
1966Palais (Palace)
1967Terras de Bornes
1969Réveil (Awakening)
1969Centre Industriel (Industrial Centre)
1969Pittsburgh 1/paid subscription required gouache on paper, 33x37 cmauctioned on March 21, 2002
1969Rue de La Fayettestudy
1969Rue de Rennesstudy
1968-70Silicesoil on canvas, 93x127 cmalt. date 1968
1970Acropole Nucléaire (Nuclear Akropolis)alt. date 1970-83
1970Place Barroque
1970Figueira da Foz 1 2/paid subscription required oil on canvas, 75x100 cmauctioned on November 23, 1991, by Neumeister Kunstauktionen (lot 240), and again on November 4, 1992
1970Canal de l'Oure (Oure Channel)oil on canvas, 87x107 cm
1970The Haguestudy
1970sLes Ponts de Leninegrad (The Bridges of Leningrad) 1 2
1970Niteroi
1970Canal de l'Ourcq (Ourcq Channel)
1968-71Nouveaux Espaces (New Spaces)
1971Pittsburghalt. date 1961; could be connected to the 1969 gouache of the same title
1971Cabo Ruivo 1 oil on canvas, 88.5x36 cmauctioned on November 23, 1991, by Neumeister Kunstauktionen (lot 239); not related to the 1980 painting of the same title
1971Brussels 1 2 3 4
1972Triniténot related to the 1979 painting of the same title
1972Honeleur
1972Heliopolis
1972Douro 1 2 3
1972Cais de Hamburgo (Quay in Hamburg)study
1972Catedral de Tours (Tours Cathedral)
1968-73Labyrinthe
1973Cavaleiros (Horse Riders)study
1973Herinyastudy
1974Centregouache, 22x31 cm
1974Margens do Tormes (Margins of the Tormes)study
1975Babylonalt. dates 1968 and 1968–74; not related to the 1977 painting Nouvelle Babylone
1975Carrefour (Crossroads)
1975Le Village 1 oil on canvas, 76x113 cmbased on the 1966 painting Village; auctioned on November 26, 2007 by Cabral Moncada Leilões (Lisbon, Portugal), estimate €30,000-45,000, not sold
1975Porto Rico (Puerto Rico)
1975Le Port de Copenhague (The Port of Copenhagen) 2 alt. date 1975-85
1975Oise à Compiègne (Oise at Compiègne)study
1975Oberlandstudy
1975Oaklandstudy
1976Le Lac (The Lake)
1976La Marne
1976Nuit de Printemps (Springtime Night)alt. title Nuits de Printemps (Springtime Nights)
1976Pyrenées
1976Rioalt. date 1986; not related to the 1994 painting Rio de Janeiro nor to the 1997 painting of the same title
1976Rio Negrodated 76; alt. date 1976-80
1976Mexico
1976Hartfortstudy
1976New Yorkstudy; not related to the 1995 painting of the same title
1977Nouvelle Babylone (New Babylon)not related to the 1975 painting Babylone
1977S. Paulo
1977Les Ponts de Paris (The Bridges of Paris) 1 2 oil on canvas, approx. 69x110 cmbased on a 1976 gouache on paper; not related to the 1946 and 1947 paintings Pontes de Paris
1977Champs Transparents (Transparent Fields)alt. title Champ Transparent (Transparent Field)
1977Centre Urbain (Urban Centre)alt. date 1969-77
1977Las Palmas IIalt. date 1977-82
1977Trentonnot related to the 1956 study of the same title
1977New Canaan
1962-78Fontainebleau
1968-78Place de la Garealt. date 1978
1978Stockholmoil on canvas, 89x125 cmalt. date 1978-85
1978Palaces
1978Travessa do Gavetoalt. date 1969-78
1971-78L'Aurore des Villes (The Dawn of the Cities)alt. title L'Europe des Villes (The Europe of the Cities)
1978La Terre (The Land, or Earth) 1:La Terre 2:Ocidente gouache on paper, 24.5x35 cmbased on the 1966 gouache on paper Ocidente (Occident, alt. title Terra), 22x33 cm, on display at António Prates Foundation, Ponte de Sor, Portugal
1978Le Pont de Bronze (The Bronze Bridge)gouache, 25x39 cm
1978La Ville de Chaves (The City of Chaves) 1 alt. titles Chaves and Cidade de Chaves
1978Brooken-Badstudy
1979Triniténot related to the 1972 painting of the same title
1979La Lumière des Champs (The Light of the Fields)
1979Luxor 1 oil on canvas, 75.5x114.5 cm
1979Ravena
1979Les Gorgones (The Gorgons)gouache, 29.5x43 cm
1979Antwerpnot related to the 1991 painting of the same title
1979Peregrina (Pilgrim)study
1949-80Jamaicadated 49
1966-80Rue Chappe (Chappe Street)
1978-80Leningradalt. date 1978
1980La Ruhr
1980Cabo Ruivonot related to the 1971 oil on canvas
1980Sacuarema
1980Montagne Sainte-Victoire (Sainte-Victoire Mountain)not related to the non-dated Montanha Sainte-Victoire and the 1965-98 painting A Montanha de Santa Vitória
1980La Forêt
1980Arbres Mexicaines (Mexican Trees)
1980Paysage Mexicain (Mexican Landscape)
1980Le Bois (The Forest)
1980Reflet de Feuillage (Reflex of Foliage)
1980La Ville des Mammouths (City of Mammoths)alt. date 1962-80
1980Metropolenot related to the 1982 painting of the same title
1980Capiparibe
1980L'Automne à Garches (Autumn in Garches)
1980Le Quai (The Quay)
1980Pyrros (Pyrrhus)gouache, 28.5x39.5 cmbased on the 1976 study Pirro
1980Ao Fundo Ruínas de Palmira (In the Distance, Ruins of Palmyra)
1980Phrygiastudy
1960-81Moyen Âge (Middle Ages)
1961-81Sienadated 61
1981Vue de Cristalis (View of Cristalis)not related to the 1983 painting Cristalis
1981Les Confins (The Borders)alt. dates 1981-84 and 1980–84
1981Os Portugueses (The Portuguese)based on the 1960s painting of the same title
1981Serpenti
1981Göteborggouache, 23.5x40 cm
1981Crimeastudy
1981Pérousestudy
1981Le Matin (The Morning)
1982L'Ancien Centre (The Old Centre)
1982Manègealt. date 1984
1982Porte Lilas (Lilas Gate)
1982Metropolenot related to the 1980 painting of the same title
1982Tallinn
1982Victoria
1976-83La Lumière du Prisme (The Light of the Prism)dated, and alt. date, 68-82
1983Cristalis 1 based on a study; not related to the 1981 painting Vue de Cristalis
1983Opéraalt. title L'Opéra (The Opéra); not related to the 1947 painting L'Opéra
1983Lenda do Norte (Northern Legend)
1983Brooklyn
1983Guadalquivir
1984Pompey
1984Oslo
1984Montreal
1985Helsinki
1985Taghilyoil on canvas, 80x120 cm
1985Riga
1985Dvinaoil on canvas, 90.5x121 cm
1985Praça de Oslo (Oslo Square)study
1985Olympia
1985San Francisco
1985Zagreb
1985Ninive
1985Great Fall
1985Luxembourg
1985Vatican
1985Dresden
1985Argos IIoil on canvas, 86x126.5 cm
1985Neuilly
1985Pélerinage (Pilgrimage)gouache, 28x37.5 cm
1985Jardins de Gebel (Gardens of Gebel)
1985Chicagostudy; not related to the gouache on paper nor to another painting, both of the same title
1985Gudvagen
1986Herminia (Herminie)oil on canvas, 72x116 cm
1986Campos de Tirana (Fields of Tirana)oil on canvas, 79x116 cmalt. date 1985
1986Skira
1986Plaza de Cordoba
1986Pesarooil on canvas, 80x117 cmalt. date 1985
1986As Pontes de Siracusa (The Bridges of Syracuse)oil on canvas, 80.5x119 cmdated 86; alt. dates 1979, 1998
1986L'Opéra 1 2 3 oil on canvas, 88.5x123 cmbased on the 1983 painting Opéra
1986Philadelphiaoil on canvas, 93x116 cmbased on a study
1986Tijuca
1986Verona
1986Alcazar
1987Dresden 2 oil on canvas, 78.5x118 cmbased on the 1985 painting of the same title
1987Plaza del Sol 1 2 3 4 oil on canvas, 86.5x118.5 cmreproduction of a 1985 study
1987Tarare
1987Okayamastudy
1987Geodésias (Geodesics)
1948-88Andromaque
1988A Cidade dos Galos (The City of Roosters) 1 2 dated 88; alt. date 1989
1988Envol (Flight)alt. date 1989
1988Odessa
1988Lourdes
1988A Dança de Orbe (The Orbe Dance)
1988Vaduz
1988Ressorts (Springs)not related to the 1989 painting of the same title
1952-89Ninfómana (Nymphomaniac)dated 48-88
1965-89Le Grand Canalbased on, or the evolution of, a 1965 painting of the same title
1989Leipzig
1989Os Degredados (The Exiled) 1 2 3 dated 89; alt. date 1988
1989Ressorts (Springs)oil on canvas, 97x136.5 cmnot related to the 1988 painting of the same title
1989Les Grands Amours (The Great Loves)oil on canvas, 105x107 cm
1989Essor 1
1989Antropomorfose (Anthropomorphosis)oil on canvas, 90x117 cmdated 89; alt. date 1986
1989Phenix (Phoenix)
1989Bangkokdated 70-89
1989Ponte de Angra (Angra Bridge)dated 88
1952-90Encontros (Meetings)gouache, 25x39 cm
1962-90Le Retour d'Ulysse (The Return of Ulysses)gouache, 27.5x39 cm
1990Ivrygouache, 24x39.5 cm
1990Praia de Istambul (Beach of Istanbul)oil on canvas, 97x116 cmbased on a 1989 (alt. date 1983) study
1990Festa de Nanquim (Nanking Festivity)
1990Baía
1990Fúria (Fury)based on a 1948-89 (dated 88) study
1990Kenaioil on canvas, 90x126 cm
1990sSapporo 1 gouache on paper, 38.5x57 cmstudy for the oil on canvas of the same title
1990sAahrus 1
not dated (1990s)Catedrais Góticas (Gothic Cathedrals) 1 2 3 acrylic on canvas, 96x129.5 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1952-91Penélopeoil on canvas, 100x111 cmbased on a 1952-88 (dated 51-87) painting of the same title
1960-91Parmaoil on canvas, 95.5x136 cmreproduction of the 1969 gouache of the same title, 22.5x32.5 cm; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1988-91Sphinxoil on canvas, 95x109 cm
1991Ponte de Agra (Agra Bridge)
1991As Princesas (The Princesses)not related to the 1998 painting of the same title
1991Sorcellerie (Wizardry)oil on canvas, 108x114 cmdated 89; alt. date 1986
1991Modena 1 oil on canvas, 84x126 cmalt. dimensions 85x126 cm; auctioned on November 28, 2006 by Palácio do Correio Velho (Lisbon, Portugal), base price €20,000, sold for €26,000
1991Les Oiseaux (The Birds)gouache, 24x38.5 cm
1991Nak-Graal
1991Olimpíadas (Olympic Games)oil on canvas, 86x116 cm
1991Seville 1 oil on canvas, 81x121 cmalt. size 85x122 cm; based on a 1980 study; not related to the non-dated gouache on paper and 2007 acrylic on canvas of the same title
1991Rotterdamoil on canvas, 87x118 cmalt. dimensions 89x119 cm
1991Vilnius
1991Santiago
1991Antwerpnot related to the 1979 painting of the same title
1992Immeubles de Pantin (Pantin Buildings)reproduction of the 1990s painting of the same title (or vice versa)
1992Les Immeubles de Pantin (The Buildings of Pantin) 1 based on a 1964 study
1992Germaniabased on a 1983 study
1994Les Portes de Capri (The Gates of Capri)based on a 1992 gouache, 29x37 cm; alt. title Porte de Capri
1992Arhusbased on a 1961 study
1992Per Agrisgouache, 29x46 cm
1992La Contrée (The Town)gouache, 26x40 cm
1952-93Espectros (Spectres)gouache, 24x43 cm
1993Massygouache, 24x30 cmbased on a 1966 study
1994Rome
1994Lisbon
1994Haarlem
1994Berlingouache, 23x35 cm
1994Les Filles de Thèbes (The Girls of Thebes)gouache, 19.5x29 cm
1994Rio de Janeiro 1 not related to the 1976 and 1997 paintings Rio
1994Avis Rara
1994Madridgouache, 23x34.5 cmnot related to the 1954 study, the 1995 painting, and the gouache on paper, all of the same title
1994Ilíada (Iliad)gouache, 17,5x30 cm
1994Indianapolisgouache, 26x35 cmnot related to the 1995 gouache of the same title
1994Amsterdamnot related to the 1956 painting of the same title
1994Zaragoza 1
1994Les Pythagoriciens (The Pythagoreans)
1994Praça de Moscovo (Moscow Square)
1995Parisreproduced on a tile panel in 1998; not related to the 1996 painting of the same title
1995Noerdlingenbased on a 1969 study
1995Candy
1995Berlinreproduction of the 1994 painting of the same title
1995Moscow 2 reproduced on a tile panel in 1998; not related to the 1949 painting of the same title
1995Usines de Glasgow (Factories of Glasgow)oil on canvas, 90x124 cm
1995Ciganos (Gypsies)
1995L'Émancipation des Femmes (The Emancipation of Women) 1 oil on canvas, 89.5x127.5 cm
1995Indianapolisgouache, 26x36 cmbased on a 1995 study; not related to the 1994 gouache of the same title
1995Madrid 1 2 alt. date 1997; reproduced on a tile panel in 1998; not related to the 1954 study, the 1994 gouache, and the gouache on paper, all of the same title
1995New York 1 not related to the 1976 study of the same title; reproduced on a tile panel in 1998
1995Iceland
1995Munichnot related to the not-dated acrylic on canvas of the same title
1995Novogorod
1995Tunis
1995Oviedo 1
1995Salemnot related to the first decade of 21st century acrylic on canvas of the same title
1995London 1
1996Parque de S. Paulo 1 2 3 acrylic on canvas
1996Jardin de Meudon (Meudon Garden)
1996London 1 based on the 1995 painting of the same title
1996Parisnot related to the 1995 painting of the same title
1996Ville Peri
1996Les Borgias
1996Liverpooloil on canvas, 90x120.5 cmreproduction of a 1983 gouache study, 24.5x34.5 cm; alt. date 1994
1996Girassóis (Sunflowers)based on the 1978 study Les Tournesols
1996Les Filles de Venise (The Girls of Venice) 1 oil on canvas, 98.5x110 cmbased on a 1951-1988 (alt. date 1988) study
1996Prague
1996Essen
1996Thessalybased on a 1978 study
1996Toledo 1 based on a 1965 study
1996Porto Alegrenot related to the 1999 serigraph of the same title
1996Rennesoil on canvas, 81.5x125.5 cmbased on a 1995 gouache, 21.5x35.5 cm; not related to the first decade of 21st century acrylic on canvas of the same title
1996Cherbourg 1 gouache on paper, 28x38 cm
1972-97Catedrais (Cathedrals) 1:Catedrais (1950s) based on the 1979 painting Les Cathédrales, which was based on the 1950s painting Catedrais
1997Las Vegas
1997Rio 1 reproduced on a tile panel in 1998 as Rio de Janeiro, dated 1995; not related to the 1976 painting of the same title nor to the 1994 painting Rio de Janeiro
1997Bavaria
1997Luz Poente (Sunset Light)
1997Columbia
1997Argos
1997Poissybased on a 1980 study
1997Sydneynot related to another painting of the same title
1997Corinthoil on canvas, 94x132 cm
1997Mercado de Hamburgo (Market in Hamburg)oil on canvas, 94x126.5 cmbased on a 1992 painting
1997As Forças da Natureza (The Forces of Nature)
1997Fluorescencesacrylic on canvas, 96x120 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1997Hiroshima 1 2 3 oil on canvas, 97x138.5 cm
not datedL'Ange de Gabrielle (Gabrielle's Angel) 1 acrylic on canvas, 95.5x130.5 cmdated 51-98; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1965-98A Montanha de Santa Vitória (Sainte-Victoire Mountain) 1 oil on canvas, 87.5x127.5 cmnot related to the 1980 painting Montagne Sainte-Victoire; based on a 1964 gouache on paper, 31x48 cm, which was updated, not dated but still signed 1964 and exhibited (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal) in 2007 with a price of €22,000; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1998Nouveaux Astres, Nouvelles Chairs, Nouvelles Fleurs (New Stars, New Flesh, New Flowers) 1 based on a study; alt. title Nouveaux Astres; not related to the first decade of 21st century acrylic on canvas Nouvelles [sic] Astres
1998Volvograd
1998Dhaka 1:gouache 2:gouache 3:gouache/exhibition (left) 4:oil oil on canvas, 93.5x133.5 cmalt. dimensions 94x134.5 cm; 2007 sale price (São Mamede gallery): €52,500; based on a non-dated (1990s) gouache on paper, 24,5x37 cm, exhibited in 2007 (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal) at a price of €22,000, which was based on a study
1998Corais (Corals)based on a study
1998Madrid, Paris, London, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Moscow 1-Rio/New York/Moscow 2:Rio/New York/Moscow 3:Madrid/Paris/London 4:Madrid 5:New York 6:Moscow six tile panels, c. 240x348 cm eachreproductions of the 1995 paintings of the same titles except Rio de Janeiro, reproduction of the 1997 painting Rio; Restauradores Station, Lisbon Metro
1998-99Alban 1 oil on canvas, 95x112 cm
1999Coríntias (Corinthians) 1 2 oil on canvas, 97.5x130 cmbased on a study
1999Manila 1 2 3 based on a study
1999Portes de Clignancourt (Gates of Clignacourt)acrylic on canvas, 93x114,5 cmbased on a 1995 painting of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
2000Lahore 1
2000Íris (Iris) 1 2 3 4 5 acrylic on canvas, 102.5x132 cmbased on a 1998 study; not related to the gouache on paper of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
2000Bonn 1 2 gouache on paper, 35.5x52 cm
2000Grifos (Curlies) 1 oil on canvas, 89x134 cmbased on two studies, one of which dated 2000
2000Atlanta 1 oil on canvas, 92x139 cm
first decade of the 21st centuryLes Terribles Fleurs (The Terrible Flowers) 1 2:exhibition (right) acrylic on canvas, 97x134 cmbased on a 2000 painting, which was based on a study; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryMali 1:exhibition (2nd left) acrylic on canvas, 90x134 cmbased on a 1961 painting, which was based on a study; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryRostock 1 2 3:exhibition (right) 4:exhibition (far left) acrylic on canvas, 90x139 cmbased on a 1990 painting, which was based on a study; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of the 21st centurySalem 1:exhibition (2nd right) acrylic on canvas, 95x134 cmnot related to the 1995 painting of the same title; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryHogansville 1:gouache/exhibition (left) 2:acrylic/exhibition (far left) acrylic on canvas, 89x138 cmbased on a non-dated gouache on paper, 22,5x37,5 cm; 2007 exhibition prices (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): gouache on paper €22,000, acrylic on canvas €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryVera Cruz 1 2 3:detail 4:exhibition (far right) 5:exhibition (2nd left) acrylic on canvas, 84x116 cmnot related to the 1949 painting of the same title; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryNouvelles [sic] Astres (New Stars) 1 2:exhibition 3:detail acrylic on canvas, 93x129 cmnot related to the 1998 painting Nouveaux Astres, Nouvelles Chairs, Nouvelles Fleurs; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryKaridi 1:exhibition (left) 2:exhibition (far right) acrylic on canvas, 92x132 cm2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryBaku 1:gouache/exhibition (center) 2:acrylic/exhibition (center) 3:acrylic/exhibition (far) acrylic on canvas, 94x136 cmbased on a non-dated gouache on paper, 27x41 cm; 2007 first exhibition prices (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): gouache on paper €22,000, acrylic on canvas €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryRennesacrylic on canvas, 91x134,5 cmnot related to the 1996 oil on canvas of the same title; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryTelaviv 1:exhibition (2nd left) acrylic on canvas, 94x138 cm2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryHeraclion 1:gouache/exhibition (left) 2:acrylic 3:acrylic/exhibition (2nd right) 4:acrylic/exhibition (far left) acrylic on canvas, 95x134 cmbased on a non-dated gouache on paper, 25,5x38,5 cm; 2007 first exhibition prices (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): gouache on paper €22,000, acrylic on canvas €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryCidades Satélites (Satellite Towns) 1:acrylic/exhibition (2nd right) 2:1999 painting acrylic on canvas, 93x138 cmbased on a 1999 (alt. date 1998) painting, which was based on a study; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryGreensboro 1:gouache 2:acrylic 3:acrylic 4:acrylic 5:acrylic/exhibition acrylic on canvas, 87x139,5 cmalt. date 2003; reproduction of a gouache on paper, 40x50 cm, which was based on a study; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of the 21st centuryPouvoirs Surnaturels (Supernatural Powers) 1:study 2:acrylic 3:acrylic 4:acrylic/exhibition (far) 5:acrylic/exhibition (far right) 6:acrylic/exhibition (left) acrylic on canvas, 170x240 cmreproduction of a study; one of five oversized paintings by this artist; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €100,000
2001Port-Saïd 1 based on a study
2001La Seine et le Grand Palais 1 based on the 1957 study Le Grand Palais
2001Château de Cheverny-Loire 1 based on a study
2001Gemblouxbased on a study
2002Procissão em Veneza (Procession in Venice)acrylic on canvas, 97x125 cmbased on a 1970 study; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
2002Au Jardin Celeste Giroflé 1 based on a study
2002Place à Tokyo 1 2 gouache on paper, 40x50 cmbased on a study
2002Parc de Berteley 1 2 based on a study
2002Cíclades (Cyclades)based on a study
2002La Recherche du Sens (The Search for Sense)based on a study
2003Düsseldorf 1 2 3 gouache on paper, 27x29.5 cmbased on a study dated 1990; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
2003Cais de Cherbourg (Quay of Cherbourg)based on a study
2006Porto 1 gouache on paper, 30x40 cm
2007Gôndolas (Gondoles) 1:detail 2:detail 3:exhibition 4:exhibition 5:exhibition 6:study 7:study 8:study acrylic on canvas, 260x200 cmone of five oversized paintings by this artist; based on a study; both collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
first decade of the 21st century (2007)Seville 2 3 4-unmounted 5:exhibition (right) acrylic on canvas, 176x235 cmnot related to the 1991 oil on canvas of the same title; reproduction of a non-dated gouache on paper, 28,5x40 cm; one of five oversized paintings by this artist; 2007 first exhibition prices (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): gouache on paper €22,000, acrylic on canvas €100,000
not datedÁurea Purpúrea (Scarlet Golden) 1 oil on canvas, 95.5x98 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedMontanha Sainte-Victoire 1:exhibition (left) gouache on paper, 31x48 cmupdate of a previously shown version, still signed 1964; not related to the 1980 painting Montagne Sainte-Victoire; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €22,000
not datedLausanne 1 2 oil on canvas, 96x106 cmalt. description acrylic on canvas, collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedAncône 1:gouache acrylic on canvas, 97x113.5 cmbased on a gouache on paper, 35.5x52 cm; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedO Galo (The Rooster)acrylic on canvas, 91.5x115 cmbased (mirror reproduction) on the 1997 painting Au Chant du Coq (Crowing of the Rooster); collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedBristolacrylic on canvas, 93.5x133.5 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedA Cidade e os Seres (The City and the Beings)mixed technique, 96x91.5 cmnot to be confused with the acrylic on canvas Os Seres e a Cidade; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedPontes de Cracóvia (Bridges of Krakow)acrylic on canvas, 96x149.5 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedLilleacrylic on canvas, 92x135 cm
not datedNevis 1 2 acrylic on canvas, 93x134 cmalt. dimensions 93x135 cm; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedDamascus 1 acrylic on canvas, 94.5x131.5 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedTeheranoil on canvas, 90x129.5 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedMonza 1:gouache acrylic on canvas, 95x121 cmbased on a gouache on paper, 38.5x57 cm; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedMunich 1 2 acrylic on canvas, 95.5x99.5 cmnot related to the 1995 painting of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedBuenos Aires 1 oil on canvas, 94.5x108 cmalt. description acrylic on canvas, 97x108 cm; loosely based on the 1952 painting of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedNorderlingenacrylic on canvas, 84x116 cm2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
Jardins de Antuérpia (Gardens of Antwerp)acrylic on canvas, 98x110 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Finland 1 gouache on paper, 27.3x33 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
A Cidade dos Príncipes (The City of Princes) 1:1999 painting 2:1999 painting 3:1999 painting 4:1999 painting acrylic on canvas, 96x135 cmbased on a 1999 painting of the same title, which was based on a study; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Mortes Même dans le Souvenir (Dead Even in Remembrance) 1 2:2001 painting 3:2001 painting acrylic on canvas, 97x126 cmbased on a 2001 painting of the same title (alt. title Mortes dans le Souvenir [Dead in Remembrance]), which was based on a study; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Jardins de Pensilvanie (Gardens of Pennsylvania) 1 1:2001 painting 2:2001 painting acrylic on canvas, 97x134 cmalt. title Jardins da Pensilvânia; based on a 2001 painting of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Gare de Austerlitz 1:2000 painting 2:2000 painting 3:2000 painting 4 acrylic on canvas, 96x134 cmbased on a 2000 painting, which was based on a 1980 study, both of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Électre et Oreste (Electra and Orestes) 1 2 acrylic on canvas, 97x114 cmbased on a 1986 painting of the same title (alt. title Electra), which was based on a study; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
As Pontes sobre o Reno (The Bridges on the Rhine) 1:2001 painting 2:2001 painting acrylic on canvas, 93x138 cmbased on a 2001 painting of the same title, which was based on a 1981 study; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Madrasah 1 2 acrylic on canvas, 96x106 cmbased on a 2000 painting of the same title, which was based on another study; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Estátuas Móveis (Moving Statues) 1:exhibition (right) acrylic on canvas, 98x125 cmbased on a 2000 painting of the same title, which was based on the 1960 study Les Statues; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Os Seres e a Cidade (The Beings and the City) 1 acrylic on canvas, 97x108 cmnot to be confused with the non-dated mixed technique A Cidade e os Seres; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Abidjan 1 gouache on paper, 38.5x57 cm
Barcelona 1:gouache 2:gouache 3:painting based on a 2001 gouache on paper of the same title, 38.5x57 cm, which was based on a 1995 study; NB link for painting provides wrong description
Basinfall Street 1 oil on canvas, 86.5x139 cmbased on a 1996 painting
Belize 1 gouache on paper, 38.5x57 cm
Boavista 1 gouache on paper, 40x50 cm
Brest 1 oil on canvas, 96x124 cm
Chicago 1 gouache on paper, 26x42 cmnot related to the 1985 painting nor to another painting, both of the same title
Chicago 1 2 based on a study; not related to the 1985 painting nor to the gouache on paper, both of the same title
Terra Devastada (Ravaged Land) 1 mixed technique on canvas, 94x132 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Nagasaki 1
Flora do Marajó (Flora of Marajó) 1 2 oil on canvas, 83.5x137.5 cmbased on two studies, the later of which dated 1991
Floras 1 based on two studies, one of which dated 1955, on paper, 40x50 cm; NB link provides wrong description
Madrid 1 gouache on paper, 28x35 cmnot related to the 1954 study, the 1994 gouache, and the 1995 painting, all of the same title
Orla Negra (Black Rim) 1 oil on canvas, 91x130 cm
Salamanca 1 2:study based on a study on paper, 40x50 cm
Cordoba 1
Bilbao 1
Mexico City 1
Ninfas (Nymphs) 1 not related to the 1982 study Nymphes
Sapporo 1 oil on canvas, 96x125 cm
Serra do Pilar (Pilar Mountains) 1 2 oil on canvas, 92x130 cm
Singapure 1 oil on canvas, 85x130 cm
Tianjin 1 oil on canvas, 89x134 cmbased on two studies, the later of which dated 2001
Vaduz 1 gouache on paper, 40x50 cm
Washington 1 oil on canvas, 96x124 cm
Zoroastro (Zaratusthra) 1 gouache on paper, 40x50 cm
Sintra 1
Ciclíades (Cyclades) 1
Sydney 1 not related to the 1997 painting of the same title
Vienna 1 2 based on two studies, dated 1993 and 2000; not related to the 1950 painting of the same title
Doges 1 2:detail one of five oversized paintings by this artist; never publicly exhibited
Gardénias 1
Cette Terre-ci et le Christianisme (This Land and Christianism) 1
Beijing 1
Boticas 1
Seattle 1 gouache on paper, 27.5x34 cmcollection Nadir Afonso Foundation

Women series

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1962Olympiades à Rio (Olympic Games in Rio)study
1963Cariocas
1968As Marionetas (The Marionettes)study
1973Mulheres (Women)study; legend Les chiens et les femmes
1980Sabinas (Sabine Women)study
1981Les Femmes et les Chiens (The Women and the Dogs)based on a study
1982No Titleoil on canvas, 95.5x117.5 cmmotif: two women and a ball on the beach
1982Nymphes (Nymphs)study; not related to the painting Ninfas
1982A Moda (The Fashion)study
1982Sílvia Áurea 1 2 based on the 1962 study «The Stars»
1983Mulheres de Dima (Women of Dima)study
1986Os Tatuados (The Tattooed)based on a study
1987Deusas (Goddesses)
1949-88As Filhas de Sião (The Daughters of Siam)based on a 1968 oil on canvas, 100.5x112 cm
1988Sphnix
1988Orízias (Oreithyias)based on two studies, the later dated 49-78
1988As Quatro Irmãs (The Four Sisters)dated 89
1947-89Três Irmãs (Three Sisters)oil on canvas, 96.5x109.5 cmdated 47-89; alt. date 1949-89; alt. title Três Mulheres (Three Women)
1947-89As Banhistas (The Bathing Women)oil on canvas, 74x105 cmnot related to the 1940 painting Banhistas
1952-89Mulheres na Praia (Women on the Beach)oil on canvas, 96x119 cmdated 1952-89; alt. date 1988
1989A Cidade Longínqua (The Far City) 1 based on the 1959 study Moças na Praia (Girls at the Beach)
1989Sanremostudy
1989Deusas do Vento (Goddesses of the Wind) 1 2 3
1989Gueixas (Gheishas)
1991Jeunes Filles (Young Girls) 1:gouache/exhibition (right) acrylic on canvas, 93x134 cmbased on a non-dated (1984–91) gouache on paper, 21x33 cm, exhibited in 2007 (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal) for €22,000; not related to the 1947-87 painting of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1993Au Ciel (In Heaven)based on a study
1998As Princesas (The Princesses)based on a 1968 study; not related to the 1991 painting of the same style
1999Olympusbased on a study
1948–2000Couplebased on a 1948 (alt. date 1949) study
2001Sirènes (Mermaids) 1 2 based on a 1968 study
2001As Raças (The Races) 1 based on a 1964 (titled Les Races) study
2002As Amantes de Lúcifer (Lucifer's Lovers)based on a study; not related to the non-dated oil on canvas of the same title
not datedBordel (Brothel) 1 2 3 acrylic on canvas, 95x134 cmbased on the 45-91 painting Bourdele which was based on, or an update of, a study dated 1945; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedAs Amantes de Lúcifer (Lucifer's Lovers) 1 oil on canvas, 95x127 cmbased on the 51-91 painting Lucifer; not related to the 2002 painting of the same title; alt. title Os Amantes de Lúcifer; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not datedJeux (Games) 1:exhibition (right) gouache on paper, 23,5x37,5 cmupdate of a 1999 painting of the same title, which was based on a study; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €22,000
not datedLe Trottoir (The Sidewalk) 1 2:exhibition (right) gouache on paper, 26,5x32 cm2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €22,000
Le Rêve (The Dream) 1 2:Exhibition acrylic on canvas, 97x127 cmreproduction of a 2002 painting of the same title, which was based on a study; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Criselefantinas (Criselefantines) 1:2002 painting acrylic on canvas, 98x134 cmbased on a 2002 painting of the same title, which was based on a study; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation

Unidentified

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1946No Title 1/paid subscription required oil on canvas, 73x64 cmauctioned on October 1, 2003
1951Les Cocottes 1/paid subscription required watercolor on paper, 22x32.5 cmauctioned on March 6, 2006
1953No Title 1/paid subscription required gouache on paper, 21.5x30.5 cmauctioned on May 24, 2001
1960No Title 1/paid subscription required gouache on paper, 21.5x32 cmauctioned on May 24, 2001

Engravings

Lithography

Lithograph is on paper and the measures are given for the printed area.

DateTitleImageDescriptionPrint RunPublisherNotes
No Title 1 (lot 1) 33x45 cm20reproduction of the 1987 oil on canvas Plaza del Sol; marked P.A. (Author's Proof) and numbered in Roman numerals (I through XX/XX); print IX/XX auctioned on October 11, 2007 by Leiria e Nascimento (Lisbon, Portugal), estimate: €200-300

Serigraphy

All serigraphs are on paper and all measures are given for the printed area unless otherwise stated.

DateTitleImageDescriptionPrint RunPublisherNotes
1970Babylon 1 2 31.5x51.5 cmbased on the 1975 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970Os Portugueses (The Portuguese) 1 32x50.5 cmreproduction of the 1960s painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970Silices 1 38.5x51.5 cmreproduction of the 1968-70 oil on canvas of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970Rue Chappe (Chappe Street)based on, or the reproduction of, the 1966-80 painting of the same title
1970Copacabana 1 34x50.5 cmreproduction of the 1955 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970Nouveaux Espaces (New Spaces) 1 36x50.5 cmbased on the 1968-71 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970Idade Média (Middle Ages) 1 2 33.5x50.5 cmbased on the 1960-81 painting Moyen Âge; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970Fontainebleau 1 33.5x50.5 cmbased on the 1962-78 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970Les Villes 1 36x53.5 cm2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970Place de la Gare 1 2 36x50 cmbased on the 1968-78 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1977S. Paulo 1 34x47 cm150reproduction of the 1977 painting of the same title
1980Heliopolis 1 42x59.5 cmbased on the 1972 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1980Pittsburghbased on the 1971 painting of the same title
1980Brussels 1 2/paid subscription required 37.5x62 cmreproduction of the 1971 painting of the same title; auctioned on May 9, 2001; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1980L'Aurore des Villes (The Dawn of the Cities) 1 37.5x62 cmbased on the 1971-78 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1981Le Bois (The Forest) 1 2 25x40 cm
1981O Cais (The Dock) 1 2 3 26x35 cm1502007 private sale price: USD $724
1982Cathedralreproduction of the 1972-97 painting Catedrais
1982A Perspectiva (The Perspective) 1 based on the 1965 oil on canvas Perspective II
1982La Lumière du Prisme (The Light of the Prism)based on the 1976-83 painting of the same title
1984Manège 1 serigraph on canvas, 57.5x79 cmbased on the 1982 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €2,500
1984Pontes de Leninegrado (Bridges of Leningrad) 1 19.5x27.5 cmreproduction of the 1970s painting Les Ponts de Leningrad; 2005 exhibition price: €575
1984Douroreproduction of the 1972 painting of the same title
1985Plaza del Sol 1 28x38 cm200reproduction of the 1987 oil on canvas of the same title
1986Praça de Oslo (Oslo Square)reproduction of the 1975 study of the same title
1988Acrópole Nuclear (Nuclear Akropolis)based on, or the reproduction of, the 1970 painting Acropole Nucléaire
1988Niteroibased on, or the reproduction of, the 1970 painting of the same title
1988Les Ponts de Paris (The Bridges of Paris) 1 2/paid subscription required 28.5x45.5 cmalt. title Pontes de Paris; reproduction of the 1977 oil on canvas of the same title; auctioned on May 9, 2001; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1989Nouveau Centre (New Center)reproduction of the 1982 painting L'Ancien Centre
1990As Pontes de Siracusa (The Bridges of Syracuse)reproduction of the 1986 painting of the same title
1990Olimpíadas (Olympic Games)based on the 1962 study Olympiades à Rio (Olympic Games in Rio)
1993Sevillereproduction of the 1991 oil on canvas of the same title
1994Les Confins (The Borders)reproduction of the 1981 painting of the same title
1996As Praias de Istambul (The Beaches of Istanbul) 1 46.5x57 cm150based on the 1990 painting Praia de Istambul
1997Composição Período Barroco (Composition Baroque Period) 1 16.5x22 cm150Centro Português de Serigrafia, Lisbonalt. title Composition; 2005 exhibition price: €575
1997Zurique 1 44x70 cmCentro Português de Serigrafia, Lisbon
1997 1 44.3x65 cmCentro Português de Serigrafia, LisbonRef. S363
1997L'Opéra 1 43x65.5 cm175based on the 1986 oil on canvas of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1999Porto Alegre 1 70x100 cm (paper size)200not related to the 1996 painting of the same title
1999A Ponte Lilás 1 50x70 cm (paper size)200alt title Le Pont Violet (The Lilac Bridge); not related to the 1982 painting Porte Lilas
2005Nouveaux Astres, Nouvelles Chairs, Nouvelles Fleurs (New Stars, New Flesh, New Flowers) 1 60.5x86 cmreproduction of the 1998 painting of the same title; original price: €1300
Évora 1 44.5x50 cmreproduction of the 1945 painting Évora Surrealista; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
Florabased on the 1956 painting of the same title
Les Spirales 1 43x53 cm100reproduction of the 1992 painting of the same title
1 44x52 cm100(colors: green, yellow, white, black)
1 33x47 cm200
1 Perve Galeria, LisbonRef. NA-SG1
1 Perve Galeria, LisbonRef. NA-SG2
Venice 1 2 3 42x56 cmalt. title Procissão em Veneza; based on the 2002 painting Procissão em Veneza; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
Jardins de Pensilvanie (Gardens of Pennsylvania) 1 38.5x55.5 cmreproduction of the 2001 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
Parque de S. Paulo 1 34x47 cmreproduction of the 1996 acrylic on canvas of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
Machine 1 48.5x42 cm2005 exhibition price: €1100
Íris (Iris) 1 35x47 cmreproduction of the 2000 acrylic on canvas of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1 500motif: the keep of Chaves; used as the logo of the website of the Municipality of Chaves
ParmaCentro Português de Serigrafia, Lisbonreproduction of the 1991 oil on canvas of the same title; private edition, unnumbered
Terra (Land) 1 2

3

45x65 cm (70x100 cm paper size)reproduction of the 1966 gouache on paper Ocidente which was the basis for the 1978 gouache on paper La Terre; 2007 prices: by a dealer €400, by a private owner €850

Others

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1978Cidade de Chaves medal, 264 g, 90 mmissue of 500; engraved by Cabral Antunes; reverse features a relief reproduction of the 1978 painting La Ville de Chaves
198920th Century Portuguese Painting - Fourth Group 1 Portuguese postage stampfirst day of issue: July 7, 1989; face value: PTE 60$, print run: 600,000; painting reproduced: Les Spirales (1954); offset print, 25-stamp sheets
2000Parque de S. Paulo (detail) 1 2 ceramic plate, edition of 100Based on the 1996 acrylic on canvas of the same title; auctioned by Leiloeira RR: on October 19, 2006, base price: €100, and on February 21, 2008
2001Artistas Transmontanos - Nadir Afonso 1 wine bottle labelproduced by Caves de Valpaços, Portugal
2007Great Portuguese Artists - 2nd Series (Nadir Afonso) 1:stamps 2:FDC 3:FDC 4:FDC 5:inside of brochure 6:cover of brochure series of 3 Portuguese postage stamps, 40x30,6 mm eachfirst day of issue: September 5, 2007; face value / print run / paintings reproduced: €0,30 / 380,000 / Horus (1953), €0,45 / 230,000 / Venice (1956), €0,61 / 230,000 / Procissão em Veneza (2002); offset print, 50-stamp sheets; FDC-first day cover retail price: €1,91; presentation pack retail price: €2,06; presentation pack contents: one stamp of each, one brochure; retail pack price: €2,61; retail pack contents: one stamp of each, brochure, envelope C6
2007Medalha Nadir Afonso/Grupo Desportivo de Chaves 1 medal, 90 mmissue of 500; obverse features an enamel reproduction of an original painting by the artist; price: €300/members, €500/non-members, for the benefit of Grupo Desportivo de Chaves (the artist's hometown sports club)
Zurich (detail) 1 ceramic plate, private edition of 250, Centro Português de SerigrafiaBased on the 1997 serigraph of the same title

Architecture

Own works

Projects by Nadir Afonso.

DateProjectLocationImageCoordinatesNotes
1950sSingle-family houseChaves, Portugal 1 41°44′39″N7°27′50″W / 41.74417°N 7.46389°W / 41.74417; -7.46389
1950sMultiple-unit residential buildingChaves, Portugal 1 41°44′14″N7°27′56″W / 41.73722°N 7.46556°W / 41.73722; -7.46556
1955Monument to Henry, the Navigator Sagres, Portugal 1 2 Public bid, finalist; not built
1965Panreal-Vila Real Panificadora, Lda.Vila Real, Portugal 1 2 3 4 41°17′37″N7°44′7″W / 41.29361°N 7.73528°W / 41.29361; -7.73528 Baking factory
Panificadora de ChavesChaves, Portugal 1 2 3 41°44′54″N7°28′19″W / 41.74833°N 7.47194°W / 41.74833; -7.47194 Baking factory

Le Corbusier

Projects by Le Corbusier, collaboration by Nadir Afonso.

DateProjectLocationImageCoordinatesNotes
1945Usine Claude et DuvalSaint-Dié-des-Vosges, France 1 2 48°17′27″N6°57′3″E / 48.29083°N 6.95083°E / 48.29083; 6.95083 Also known as Duval factory; produced millinery; historic monument; subject of Nadir Afonso's 1948 thesis Architecture Is Not an Art
1946 Unité d'Habitation Marseille, France 1 43°15′40″N5°23′46″E / 43.26111°N 5.39611°E / 43.26111; 5.39611 Multiple-unit residential and hotel building

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