Nadir Afonso artworks

This is a list of Nadir Afonso artworks: paintings, engravings, and architecture.
All data was sourced from websites 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

Expressionism

Date	Title	Image	Description	Notes
1939	Cerâmica de Chaves
1939	Ponte D. Luís I		oil	based on a 1939 study
1939	Self-Portrait			ripped apart and thrown away by the artist, found and restored
1939	Gaia II
1940	Banhistas			not related to the 1947-89 oil on canvas As Banhistas
1940	Praça da Batalha		oil
1940	A Mulher e o Galo
1937-41	A Bruxa de Escarei
1941	A Fuga de Lot
1942	Ribeira		oil
1942	Vila Nova de Gaia		oil on hardboard, 53x50 cm	alt. not dated; based on the 1940 studies Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia, and Vila Nova de Gaia II
1942	A Sebastianista			study
1942	Ponte de Lima
1942	Margens do Cávado			study
1943	Cais em Massarelos
1944	Evocação			study
1944	Figura Sentada			study
1945	Alvito
1946	La Ville d'Avry		gouache, 21x31.5 cm
	Colinas de Gondomar		watercolor
1946	Place du Châtelet			not related to the 1958 painting Châtelet
1946	O Poeta			study
1946	Luxembourg
1946	Place de la Concorde
1946	Pontes de Paris			not related to the 1947 painting of the same title nor to the 1977 oil on canvas Les Ponts de Paris
1946	Ponte de Austerlitz
1946	Banlieu
1946	O Sena
1946	Chômage
1946	Margens do Tâmega			study
1947	Sur la Plage
1947	Pontes de Paris			not related to the 1947 painting of the same title nor to the 1977 oil on canvas Les Ponts de Paris
1947	A Ópera			not related to the 1947 painting L'Opéra nor to the 1983 painting Opéra
1947	L'Opéra			not related to the 1947 painting A Ópera nor to the 1983 painting Opéra
1947	Pont et Rue du Bac
1947	A Mexicana			study
1947	Tâmega
1947	Agrela
1947	Entardecer em Valdanta			study
1947	Orléans			study
1948	Pont de Saint Michel
1948	Barcos no Cais			study
1948	La Marne			dated 47; study
1948	Lake Vincennes
1948	Le Rhône à Lyon
1948	Saudade
1948	Casas de Lisieux			study
1948	Zeus			study
1949	Ruas de Paris			study
1949	Vera Cruz			not related to the first decade of 21st century acrylic on canvas of the same title
1949	Catedral de Gand
1949	Les Ponts
1949	Moscow			not related to the 1995 painting of the same title
1949	O Amor
1950	Calvão
1950	Vienna			not related to the painting of the same title
1950	Île-de-France
1950	La Saône à Lyon			study
1951	Chamonix
1951	Florence
1951	As Margens do Capibaribe			study
1951	Represa do Agapito			study
1952	Catedral II
1953	Margens			legend: "Margens do Mar Cáspio" ; study
1953	Pontevedra
1953	Praia de Aveiro
1953	La Marne à St. Dizier
1954	La Rhône
1954	Catedral IV
1956	Caramulo
1956	Amsterdam			not related to the 1994 painting of the same title
1957	Fábricas de Charenton			study
1951-59	Cathédrale Bleue
1959	Luxembourg Gardens
1959	Tuileries Palace
	Casas de Mytilene			study
1962	Vale de Salém			study
1963	Nature
1947-67	Codeçais			dated 47; study
1968	Restos de Escuna
			21x23,5 cm	auctioned on June 14, 2007 by Leiloeira Invicta, base price: €4,000; motif: two women, one of which pregnant, pre-surreal style

Surreal period

Date	Title	Image	Description	Notes
1945	Évora Surrealista		oil	alt. title Évora; alt. date 1944-01; based on a study; collection Nadir de Afonso Foundation
1946	Metamorfose Artificial		oil on canvas, 74x70 cm	collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1954	Musas
1947-87	Jeunes Filles			not related to the 1991 painting of the same title
1950-88	Psyché
2007	Apolo		acrylic on canvas, 200x230 cm	one of five oversized paintings by this artist; based on a 2007 gouache on paper, 28.5x34 cm; both collection Nadir Afonso Foundation

Iris period

Date	Title	Image	Description	Notes
1943	Metalocromia
1946	No Title		oil on canvas, 75x75 cm	motif; curls over green and red background; rainbow on top right
1946	Composição			alt. title Composição Irisada, not related to the 1946 oil on canvas Composição Irisada
1946	Composição Irisada		oil on canvas, 97x97 cm	alt. not dated; alt. title Composição, not related to the 1946 painting Composição; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1947	Os Metais
1951	Pisa I			study
1951	Pisa II			study
1951	San Marco			study
1956	Monte Branco
1956	Les Alpes
1948-98	Máquina
1998	Fundo dos Oceanos - Expo 98
	Íris		gouache on paper, 40x50 cm	based on a 1958 gouache study; not related to the 2000 acrylic on canvas of the same title
	Asas			based on the 1964 painting Composition Irisée, which was based on the 1948-49 painting Asas

Espacillimité series

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

Date	Title	Image	Description	Notes
1954	Espacillimité
1956	Espacillimité Animé de Mouvement		canvas on rotating drum	pictured at the 1958 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Paris
1957	Espacillimité		oil on canvas, 82x152 cm	exhibited at the 1961 São Paulo Art Biennial; 2007 sale price : €65,000
1958	Espacillimité			alt. title Espacilimitado
	Espacillimité
	Espacillimité
	Espacillimité

Baroque period

Brazil period

Egyptian period

Geometry

Date	Title	Image	Description	Notes
1951	Contrastes			dated 48-89; study
1952	Desintegração Geométrica
1955	Les Billes
1959	Ensembles			study
1961	Príncipes			study
1962	Cabeleira de Berenice			legend "Brahms 62"; study
1965	Perspective I		oil on canvas, 88x115 cm	alt. date 1968
1965	Perspective II		oil on canvas, 88x115 cm
1965	Perspective III
1965	Projections I			study; based on the 1961 gouache Projections, 19.5x29.5 cm
1968	Projections II			study
1963-85	Papillon
1971	Rosácea
1958-89	Origens Geométricas		gouache, 34x29 cm	based on, or the evolution of, a 1958 study
not dated	Geometrias		oil on canvas, 95x132 cm	collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated	Composição Geométrica		oil on canvas, 94.5x131 cm	collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
	Dispersão Geométrica		gouache on paper, 38.5x57 cm	based on a 1958-68 study

Cities series

Women series

Date	Title	Image	Description	Notes
1962	Olympiades à Rio			study
1963	Cariocas
1968	As Marionetas			study
1973	Mulheres			study; legend Les chiens et les femmes
1980	Sabinas			study
1981	Les Femmes et les Chiens			based on a study
1982	No Title		oil on canvas, 95.5x117.5 cm	motif: two women and a ball on the beach
1982	Nymphes			study; not related to the painting Ninfas
1982	A Moda			study
1982	Sílvia Áurea			based on the 1962 study «The Stars»
1983	Mulheres de Dima			study
1986	Os Tatuados			based on a study
1987	Deusas
1949-88	As Filhas de Sião			based on a 1968 oil on canvas, 100.5x112 cm
1988	Sphnix
1988	Orízias			based on two studies, the later dated 49-78
1988	As Quatro Irmãs			dated 89
1947-89	Três Irmãs		oil on canvas, 96.5x109.5 cm	dated 47-89; alt. date 1949-89; alt. title Três Mulheres
1947-89	As Banhistas		oil on canvas, 74x105 cm	not related to the 1940 painting Banhistas
1952-89	Mulheres na Praia		oil on canvas, 96x119 cm	dated 1952-89; alt. date 1988
1989	A Cidade Longínqua			based on the 1959 study Moças na Praia
1989	Sanremo			study
1989	Deusas do Vento
1989	Gueixas
1991	Jeunes Filles		acrylic on canvas, 93x134 cm	based on a non-dated gouache on paper, 21x33 cm, exhibited in 2007 for €22,000; not related to the 1947-87 painting of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1993	Au Ciel			based on a study
1998	As Princesas			based on a 1968 study; not related to the 1991 painting of the same style
1999	Olympus			based on a study
1948–2000	Couple			based on a 1948 study
2001	Sirènes			based on a 1968 study
2001	As Raças			based on a 1964 study
2002	As Amantes de Lúcifer			based on a study; not related to the non-dated oil on canvas of the same title
not dated	Bordel		acrylic on canvas, 95x134 cm	based on the 45-91 painting Bourdele which was based on, or an update of, a study dated 1945; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated	As Amantes de Lúcifer		oil on canvas, 95x127 cm	based 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 dated	Jeux		gouache on paper, 23,5x37,5 cm	update of a 1999 painting of the same title, which was based on a study; 2007 first exhibition price : €22,000
not dated	Le Trottoir		gouache on paper, 26,5x32 cm	2007 first exhibition price : €22,000
	Le Rêve		acrylic on canvas, 97x127 cm	reproduction of a 2002 painting of the same title, which was based on a study; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
	Criselefantinas		acrylic on canvas, 98x134 cm	based on a 2002 painting of the same title, which was based on a study; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation

Unidentified

Date	Title	Image	Description	Notes
1946	No Title		oil on canvas, 73x64 cm	auctioned on October 1, 2003
1951	Les Cocottes		watercolor on paper, 22x32.5 cm	auctioned on March 6, 2006
1953	No Title		gouache on paper, 21.5x30.5 cm	auctioned on May 24, 2001
1960	No Title		gouache on paper, 21.5x32 cm	auctioned on May 24, 2001

Engravings

Lithography

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

Date	Title	Image	Description	Print Run	Publisher	Notes
	No Title		33x45 cm	20		reproduction of the 1987 oil on canvas Plaza del Sol; marked P.A. and numbered in Roman numerals ; print IX/XX auctioned on October 11, 2007 by Leiria e Nascimento, estimate: €200-300

Serigraphy

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

Date	Title	Image	Description	Print Run	Publisher	Notes
1970	Babylon		31.5x51.5 cm			based on the 1975 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970	Os Portugueses		32x50.5 cm			reproduction of the 1960s painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970	Silices		38.5x51.5 cm			reproduction of the 1968-70 oil on canvas of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970	Rue Chappe					based on, or the reproduction of, the 1966-80 painting of the same title
1970	Copacabana		34x50.5 cm			reproduction of the 1955 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970	Nouveaux Espaces		36x50.5 cm			based on the 1968-71 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970	Idade Média		33.5x50.5 cm			based on the 1960-81 painting Moyen Âge; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970	Fontainebleau		33.5x50.5 cm			based on the 1962-78 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970	Les Villes		36x53.5 cm			2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970	Place de la Gare		36x50 cm			based on the 1968-78 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1977	S. Paulo		34x47 cm	150		reproduction of the 1977 painting of the same title
1980	Heliopolis		42x59.5 cm			based on the 1972 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1980	Pittsburgh					based on the 1971 painting of the same title
1980	Brussels		37.5x62 cm			reproduction of the 1971 painting of the same title; auctioned on May 9, 2001; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1980	L'Aurore des Villes		37.5x62 cm			based on the 1971-78 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1981	Le Bois		25x40 cm
1981	O Cais		26x35 cm	150		2007 private sale price: USD $724
1982	Cathedral					reproduction of the 1972-97 painting Catedrais
1982	A Perspectiva					based on the 1965 oil on canvas Perspective II
1982	La Lumière du Prisme					based on the 1976-83 painting of the same title
1984	Manège		serigraph on canvas, 57.5x79 cm			based on the 1982 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €2,500
1984	Pontes de Leninegrado		19.5x27.5 cm			reproduction of the 1970s painting Les Ponts de Leningrad; 2005 exhibition price: €575
1984	Douro					reproduction of the 1972 painting of the same title
1985	Plaza del Sol		28x38 cm	200		reproduction of the 1987 oil on canvas of the same title
1986	Praça de Oslo					reproduction of the 1975 study of the same title
1988	Acrópole Nuclear					based on, or the reproduction of, the 1970 painting Acropole Nucléaire
1988	Niteroi					based on, or the reproduction of, the 1970 painting of the same title
1988	Les Ponts de Paris		28.5x45.5 cm			alt. title Pontes de Paris; reproduction of the 1977 oil on canvas of the same title; auctioned on May 9, 2001; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1989	Nouveau Centre					reproduction of the 1982 painting L'Ancien Centre
1990	As Pontes de Siracusa					reproduction of the 1986 painting of the same title
1990	Olimpíadas					based on the 1962 study Olympiades à Rio
1993	Seville					reproduction of the 1991 oil on canvas of the same title
1994	Les Confins					reproduction of the 1981 painting of the same title
1996	As Praias de Istambul		46.5x57 cm	150		based on the 1990 painting Praia de Istambul
1997	Composição Período Barroco		16.5x22 cm	150	Centro Português de Serigrafia, Lisbon	alt. title Composition; 2005 exhibition price: €575
1997	Zurique		44x70 cm		Centro Português de Serigrafia, Lisbon	-
1997			44.3x65 cm		Centro Português de Serigrafia, Lisbon	Ref. S363
1997	L'Opéra		43x65.5 cm	175		based on the 1986 oil on canvas of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1999	Porto Alegre		70x100 cm	200		not related to the 1996 painting of the same title
1999	A Ponte Lilás		50x70 cm	200		alt title Le Pont Violet ; not related to the 1982 painting Porte Lilas
2005	Nouveaux Astres, Nouvelles Chairs, Nouvelles Fleurs		60.5x86 cm			reproduction of the 1998 painting of the same title; original price: €1300
	Évora		44.5x50 cm			reproduction of the 1945 painting Évora Surrealista; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
	Flora					based on the 1956 painting of the same title
	Les Spirales		43x53 cm	100		reproduction of the 1992 painting of the same title
			44x52 cm	100
			33x47 cm	200
					Perve Galeria, Lisbon	Ref. NA-SG1
					Perve Galeria, Lisbon	Ref. NA-SG2
	Venice		42x56 cm			alt. title Procissão em Veneza; based on the 2002 painting Procissão em Veneza; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
	Jardins de Pensilvanie		38.5x55.5 cm			reproduction of the 2001 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
	Parque de S. Paulo		34x47 cm			reproduction of the 1996 acrylic on canvas of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
	Machine		48.5x42 cm			2005 exhibition price: €1100
	Íris		35x47 cm			reproduction of the 2000 acrylic on canvas of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
				500		motif: the keep of Chaves; used as the logo of the of the Municipality of Chaves
	Parma				Centro Português de Serigrafia, Lisbon	reproduction of the 1991 oil on canvas of the same title; private edition, unnumbered
	Terra		45x65 cm			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

Architecture

Own works

Projects by Nadir Afonso.

Date	Project	Location	Image	Coordinates	Notes
1950s	Single-family house	Chaves, Portugal
1950s	Multiple-unit residential building	Chaves, Portugal
1955	Monument to Henry, the Navigator	Sagres, Portugal			Public bid, finalist; not built
1965	Panreal-Vila Real Panificadora, Lda.	Vila Real, Portugal			Baking factory
	Panificadora de Chaves	Chaves, Portugal			Baking factory

Le Corbusier

Projects by Le Corbusier, collaboration by Nadir Afonso.

Date	Project	Location	Image	Coordinates	Notes
1945	Usine Claude et Duval	Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France			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			Multiple-unit residential and hotel building

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