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Nadir Afonso
Portuguese geometric abstractionist painter (1920–2013)
Nadir Afonso | |
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2007 digital portrait of Afonso | |
| Born | Nadir Afonso Rodrigues (1920-12-04)4 December 1920 Chaves, Portugal |
| Died | 11 December 2013(2013-12-11) (aged 93) Cascais, Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Education | Escola Superior de Belas Artes do Porto, Oporto École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris |
| Known for | Painting, Architecture |
| Notable work | Cities series |
| Movement | Geometric abstract art (also Kinetic art, Op art) |
| Awards | Order of St.
James of the Sword,[1] Portuguese Academy of Fine Arts |
| Patron(s) | Portinari, Vasarely, Léger, Auguste Herbin, André Bloc, Le Corbusier |
Nadir Afonso, GOSE (4 December 1920 – 11 December 2013) was a Portuguese geometric abstractionist painter.
Formally trained in architecture, which he practiced early in his career with Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, Nadir Afonso later studied painti