Nadir Afonso artworks

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

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
1935 Rua da Cadeia (Jail Street)
1936 Rio Cávado (Cávado River) oil on canvas, 32x30 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1936 Campinas (Fields) 1 oil on canvas, 23x34 alt. date 1937; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1936 Canto do Rio (River Corner)
1937 Forte de S. Francisco (Fort St. Francis) watercolor 2nd prize, national contest "Which is the most beautiful Portuguese landscape?"
1938 Arredores (Surroundings) 1 oil on canvas, 37x31 cm alt. date 1936; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1939 Cais da Ribeira study
1939 Gaia mixed technique alt. title Gaia I
1940 Porto mixed technique motif: boats on a river dock
1941 Douro no Porto (Douro in Porto) alt. title Douro
1941 Clérigos 1 2 3 mixed technique
1941 Modelos (Models)
1941 Cavalos Alados (Winged Horses) study
1943 Praça dos Aliados (Aliados Square) 2
1945 Évora oil not related to the 1945 oil Évora Surrealista

Expressionism

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1939 Cerâmica de Chaves (Chaves Ceramic Factory) 1
1939 Ponte D. Luís I (King Luis I Bridge) 1 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 (Bathing Women) not related to the 1947-89 oil on canvas As Banhistas
1940 Praça da Batalha (Batalha Square) 1 oil
1940 A Mulher e o Galo (The Woman and the Rooster)
1937-41 A Bruxa de Escarei (The Witch of Escarei)
1941 A Fuga de Lot (Lot's Escape)
1942 Ribeira (Riverside) 1 oil
1942 Vila Nova de Gaia 1 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 (Sebastianist Woman) study
1942 Ponte de Lima
1942 Margens do Cávado (Margins of the Cávado) 1 (right) study
1943 Cais em Massarelos (Quay in Massarelos)
1944 Evocação (Homage) study
1944 Figura Sentada (Seated Figure) study
1945 Alvito
1946 La Ville d'Avry (The Town of Avry) gouache, 21x31.5 cm
Colinas de Gondomar (Hills of Gondomar) watercolor
1946 Place du Châtelet (Châtelet Square) not related to the 1958 painting Châtelet
1946 O Poeta (The Poet) study
1946 Luxembourg
1946 Place de la Concorde (Concorde Square)
1946 Pontes 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
1946 Ponte de Austerlitz (Austerlitz Bridge)
1946 Banlieu (Outskirts)
1946 O Sena (The Seine)
1946 Chômage (Unemployment)
1946 Margens do Tâmega (Margins of the Tâmega) study
1947 Sur la Plage (On the Beach)
1947 Pontes 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
1947 A Ópera (The Opera) not related to the 1947 painting L'Opéra nor to the 1983 painting Opéra
1947 L'Opéra (The Opera) not related to the 1947 painting A Ópera nor to the 1983 painting Opéra
1947 Pont et Rue du Bac (Bridge and Bac Street)
1947 A Mexicana (Mexican Woman) study
1947 Tâmega 1
1947 Agrela
1947 Entardecer em Valdanta (Limelight in Valdanta) 1 study
1947 Orléans study
1948 Pont de Saint Michel (St. Michel Bridge)
1948 Barcos no Cais (Boats in the Quay) study
1948 La Marne dated 47; study
1948 Lake Vincennes
1948 Le Rhône à Lyon (The Rhône at Lyon)
1948 Saudade (Nostalgia)
1948 Casas de Lisieux (Houses in Lisieux) study
1948 Zeus study
1949 Ruas de Paris (Streets of 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 (Gand Cathedral)
1949 Les Ponts (The Bridges)
1949 Moscow not related to the 1995 painting of the same title
1949 O Amor (Love)
1950 Calvão 1 (left)
1950 Vienna not related to the painting of the same title
1950 Île-de-France
1950 La Saône à Lyon (The Saône at Lyon) study
1951 Chamonix
1951 Florence
1951 As Margens do Capibaribe (The Margins of the Capibaribe) study
1951 Represa do Agapito (Agapito Dam) study
1952 Catedral II (Cathedral II)
1953 Margens (Margins) 1 (left) legend: "Margens do Mar Cáspio" (Margins of the Caspian Sea); study
1953 Pontevedra
1953 Praia de Aveiro (Beach in Aveiro)
1953 La Marne à St. Dizier (The Marne at St. Dizier)
1954 La Rhône (The Rhône)
1954 Catedral IV (Cathedral IV)
1956 Caramulo
1956 Amsterdam not related to the 1994 painting of the same title
1957 Fábricas de Charenton (Factories of Charenton) study
1951-59 Cathédrale Bleue (Blue Cathedral)
1959 Luxembourg Gardens
1959 Tuileries Palace
Casas de Mytilene (Houses of Mytilene) study
1962 Vale de Salém (Salem Valley) study
1963 Nature
1947-67 Codeçais 1 (right) dated 47; study
1968 Restos de Escuna (Remains of a Schooner)
21x23,5 cm auctioned 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
1945 Évora Surrealista (Surreal Évora) 2 3 oil alt. title Évora; alt. date 1944-01; based on a study; collection Nadir de Afonso Foundation
1946 Metamorfose Artificial (Artificial Metamorphosis) oil on canvas, 74x70 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1954 Musas (Muses)
1947-87 Jeunes Filles (Young Girls) not related to the 1991 painting of the same title
1950-88 Psyché
2007 Apolo (Apollo) 1:gouache 2:gouache 3:gouache 4:gouache/detail 5:gouache/detail 6:exhibition (left) 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

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1943 Metalocromia (Metalochrome)
1946 No Title oil on canvas, 75x75 cm motif; curls over green and red background; rainbow on top right
1946 Composição 1 alt. title Composição Irisada (Iris Composition), not related to the 1946 oil on canvas Composição Irisada
1946 Composição Irisada (Iris Composition) 2 3 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 (The Metals)
1951 Pisa I study
1951 Pisa II study
1951 San Marco study
1956 Monte Branco (Mont Blanc)
1956 Les Alpes (The Alps)
1948-98 Máquina (Machine) 1 2
1998 Fundo dos Oceanos - Expo 98 (Ocean's Deep - Expo '98) 1
Íris (Iris) 1 gouache on paper, 40x50 cm based 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
1954 Espacillimité 2
1956 Espacillimité Animé de Mouvement (Espacillimité Animated with Movement) 1 2 canvas on rotating drum pictured at the 1958 Salon des Realités Nouvelles, Paris
1957 Espacillimité oil on canvas, 82x152 cm exhibited at the 1961 São Paulo Art Biennial; 2007 sale price (Antiks Design gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €65.000
1958 Espacillimité 1 2 alt. title Espacilimitado
Espacillimité 1
Espacillimité 1
Espacillimité 1

Baroque period

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

Brazil period

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

Egyptian period

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

Geometry

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1951 Contrastes (Contrasts) dated 48-89; study
1952 Desintegração Geométrica (Geometric Disintegration)
1955 Les Billes (The Marbles)
1959 Ensembles study
1961 Príncipes (Princes) study
1962 Cabeleira de Berenice (Berenice's Hair) 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 (Butterfly)
1971 Rosácea (Compass Rose)
1958-89 Origens Geométricas (Geometric Origins) gouache, 34x29 cm based on, or the evolution of, a 1958 study
not dated Geometrias (Geometries) oil on canvas, 95x132 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated Composição Geométrica (Geometric Composition) oil on canvas, 94.5x131 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Dispersão Geométrica (Geometric Dispersion) 1 gouache on paper, 38.5x57 cm based on a 1958-68 study

Cities series

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1949 Cais do Sena (Quay in the Seine) study
1951 Argel
1952 Buenos Aires
1953 Zaratustra (Zarathustra) based on a study
1954 Calcutta based on a study
1954 Espirais (Spirals) not related to the 1954 oil on hardboard of the same title
1954 Oder study; not related to the 1962 study of the same title
1954 Madrid study; not related to the 1994 gouache, the 1995 painting, and the gouache on paper, all of the same title
1955 Notre-Dame
1955 Copacabana 1
1956 Ariana study
1956 Trenton study, not related to the 1977 painting of the same title
1957 Sofia
1957 Corbigny
1957 Halba based on a study
1958 Châtelet not related to the 1946 painting Place du Châtelet
1959 Devant le Spectre de Dieu (In Front of God's Spectre) gouache, 28.5x46 cm
1960 Buçaco
1960 Palácio das Descobertas (Palace of the Discoveries) dated 46
1960 Cabedelo study
1960s Os Portugueses (The Portuguese) 1 2
1961 Tempo (Time)
1956 Venice 2 3 alt. date 1956-62; collection CAMJAP-Centro de Arte Moderna José de Azeredo Perdigão/Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (alt. Nadir Afonso Foundation)
1957-62 Édipo e Seu Pai (Oedipus and His Father) signed "Oedipus et son père 57"; study
1962 Oder study; not related to the 1954 study of the same title
1962 Pont d'Auteil (Auteil Bridge) gouache on paper, 23x35 cm 2007 sale price (São Mamede gallery): €18.000
1962 No Title 1 gouache on paper, 22x33.5 cm collection of Ana de Carvalho Alves, auctioned on May 8, 2007 by Palácio do Correio Velho (Lisbon, Portugal), sold at base price: €6,000
1962 Galáxias (Galaxies) dated 89
1962 Marcoule 1 2 3 oil on canvas, 68x98 cm collection Berardo
1963 Quatre Couleurs (Four Colors) gouache, 22x30 cm
1963 Alep
1964 Fulvia study
1964 Mitilene study
1965 Ario study
1965

Banjul

 acrylic on canvas, 85x125 cm date most probably wrong due to style, type of paint; 2007 exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
1966 Palais (Palace)
1967 Terras de Bornes
1969 Réveil (Awakening)
1969 Centre Industriel (Industrial Centre)
1969 Pittsburgh 1/paid subscription required gouache on paper, 33x37 cm auctioned on March 21, 2002
1969 Rue de La Fayette study
1969 Rue de Rennes study
1968-70 Silices oil on canvas, 93x127 cm alt. date 1968
1970 Acropole Nucléaire (Nuclear Akropolis) alt. date 1970-83
1970 Place Barroque
1970 Figueira da Foz 1 2/paid subscription required oil on canvas, 75x100 cm auctioned on November 23, 1991 by Neumeister Kunstauktionen (lot 240), and again on November 4, 1992
1970 Canal de l'Oure (Oure Channel) oil on canvas, 87x107 cm
1970 The Hague study
1970s Les Ponts de Leninegrad (The Bridges of Leningrad) 1 2
1970 Niteroi
1970 Canal de l'Ourcq (Ourcq Channel)
1968-71 Nouveaux Espaces (New Spaces)
1971 Pittsburgh alt. date 1961; could be connected to the 1969 gouache of the same title
1971 Cabo Ruivo 1 oil on canvas, 88.5x36 cm auctioned on November 23, 1991 by Neumeister Kunstauktionen (lot 239); not related to the 1980 painting of the same title
1971 Brussels 1 2 3 4
1972 Trinité not related to the 1979 painting of the same title
1972 Honeleur
1972 Heliopolis
1972 Douro 1 2 3
1972 Cais de Hamburgo (Quay in Hamburg) study
1972 Catedral de Tours (Tours Cathedral)
1968-73 Labyrinthe
1973 Cavaleiros (Horse Riders) study
1973 Herinya study
1974 Centre gouache, 22x31 cm
1974 Margens do Tormes (Margins of the Tormes) study
1975 Babylon alt. dates 1968 and 1968–74; not related to the 1977 painting Nouvelle Babylone
1975 Carrefour (Crossroads)
1975 Le Village 1 oil on canvas, 76x113 cm based on the 1966 painting Village; auctioned on November 26, 2007 by Cabral Moncada Leilões (Lisbon, Portugal), estimate €30,000-45,000, not sold
1975 Porto Rico (Puerto Rico)
1975 Le Port de Copenhague (The Port of Copenhagen) 2 alt. date 1975-85
1975 Oise à Compiègne (Oise at Compiègne) study
1975 Oberland study
1975 Oakland study
1976 Le Lac (The Lake)
1976 La Marne
1976 Nuit de Printemps (Springtime Night) alt. title Nuits de Printemps (Springtime Nights)
1976 Pyrenées
1976 Rio alt. date 1986; not related to the 1994 painting Rio de Janeiro nor to the 1997 painting of the same title
1976 Rio Negro dated 76; alt. date 1976-80
1976 Mexico
1976 Hartfort study
1976 New York study; not related to the 1995 painting of the same title
1977 Nouvelle Babylone (New Babylon) not related to the 1975 painting Babylone
1977 S. Paulo
1977 Les Ponts de Paris (The Bridges of Paris) 1 2 oil on canvas, approx. 69x110 cm based on a 1976 gouache on paper; not related to the 1946 and 1947 paintings Pontes de Paris
1977 Champs Transparents (Transparent Fields) alt. title Champ Transparent (Transparent Field)
1977 Centre Urbain (Urban Centre) alt. date 1969-77
1977 Las Palmas II alt. date 1977-82
1977 Trenton not related to the 1956 study of the same title
1977 New Canaan
1962-78 Fontainebleau
1968-78 Place de la Gare alt. date 1978
1978 Stockholm oil on canvas, 89x125 cm alt. date 1978-85
1978 Palaces
1978 Travessa do Gaveto alt. date 1969-78
1971-78 L'Aurore des Villes (The Dawn of the Cities) alt. title L'Europe des Villes (The Europe of the Cities)
1978 La Terre (The Land, or Earth) 1:La Terre 2:Ocidente gouache on paper, 24.5x35 cm based on the 1966 gouache on paper Ocidente (Occident, alt. title Terra), 22x33 cm, on display at António Prates Foundation, Ponte de Sor, Portugal
1978 Le Pont de Bronze (The Bronze Bridge) gouache, 25x39 cm
1978 La Ville de Chaves (The City of Chaves) 1 alt. titles Chaves and Cidade de Chaves
1978 Brooken-Bad study
1979 Trinité not related to the 1972 painting of the same title
1979 La Lumière des Champs (The Light of the Fields)
1979 Luxor 1 oil on canvas, 75.5x114.5 cm
1979 Ravena
1979 Les Gorgones (The Gorgons) gouache, 29.5x43 cm
1979 Antwerp not related to the 1991 painting of the same title
1979 Peregrina (Pilgrim) study
1949-80 Jamaica dated 49
1966-80 Rue Chappe (Chappe Street)
1978-80 Leningrad alt. date 1978
1980 La Ruhr
1980 Cabo Ruivo not related to the 1971 oil on canvas
1980 Sacuarema
1980 Montagne Sainte-Victoire (Sainte-Victoire Mountain) not related to the non-dated Montanha Sainte-Victoire and the 1965-98 painting A Montanha de Santa Vitória
1980 La Forêt
1980 Arbres Mexicaines (Mexican Trees)
1980 Paysage Mexicain (Mexican Landscape)
1980 Le Bois (The Forest)
1980 Reflet de Feuillage (Reflex of Foliage)
1980 La Ville des Mammouths (City of Mammoths) alt. date 1962-80
1980 Metropole not related to the 1982 painting of the same title
1980 Capiparibe
1980 L'Automne à Garches (Autumn in Garches)
1980 Le Quai (The Quay)
1980 Pyrros (Pyrrhus) gouache, 28.5x39.5 cm based on the 1976 study Pirro
1980 Ao Fundo Ruínas de Palmira (In the Distance, Ruins of Palmyra)
1980 Phrygia study
1960-81 Moyen Âge (Middle Ages)
1961-81 Siena dated 61
1981 Vue de Cristalis (View of Cristalis) not related to the 1983 painting Cristalis
1981 Les Confins (The Borders) alt. dates 1981-84 and 1980–84
1981 Os Portugueses (The Portuguese) based on the 1960s painting of the same title
1981 Serpenti
1981 Göteborg gouache, 23.5x40 cm
1981 Crimea study
1981 Pérouse study
1981 Le Matin (The Morning)
1982 L'Ancien Centre (The Old Centre)
1982 Manège alt. date 1984
1982 Porte Lilas (Lilas Gate)
1982 Metropole not related to the 1980 painting of the same title
1982 Tallinn
1982 Victoria
1976-83 La Lumière du Prisme (The Light of the Prism) dated, and alt. date, 68-82
1983 Cristalis 1 based on a study; not related to the 1981 painting Vue de Cristalis
1983 Opéra alt. title L'Opéra (The Opéra); not related to the 1947 painting L'Opéra
1983 Lenda do Norte (Northern Legend)
1983 Brooklyn
1983 Guadalquivir
1984 Pompey
1984 Oslo
1984 Montreal
1985 Helsinki
1985 Taghily oil on canvas, 80x120 cm
1985 Riga
1985 Dvina oil on canvas, 90.5x121 cm
1985 Praça de Oslo (Oslo Square) study
1985 Olympia
1985 San Francisco
1985 Zagreb
1985 Ninive
1985 Great Fall
1985 Luxembourg
1985 Vatican
1985 Dresden
1985 Argos II oil on canvas, 86x126.5 cm
1985 Neuilly
1985 Pélerinage (Pilgrimage) gouache, 28x37.5 cm
1985 Jardins de Gebel (Gardens of Gebel)
1985 Chicago study; not related to the gouache on paper nor to another painting, both of the same title
1985 Gudvagen
1986 Herminia (Herminie) oil on canvas, 72x116 cm
1986 Campos de Tirana (Fields of Tirana) oil on canvas, 79x116 cm alt. date 1985
1986 Skira
1986 Plaza de Cordoba
1986 Pesaro oil on canvas, 80x117 cm alt. date 1985
1986 As Pontes de Siracusa (The Bridges of Syracuse) oil on canvas, 80.5x119 cm dated 86; alt. dates 1979, 1998
1986 L'Opéra 1 2 3 oil on canvas, 88.5x123 cm based on the 1983 painting Opéra
1986 Philadelphia oil on canvas, 93x116 cm based on a study
1986 Tijuca
1986 Verona
1986 Alcazar
1987 Dresden 2 oil on canvas, 78.5x118 cm based on the 1985 painting of the same title
1987 Plaza del Sol 1 2 3 4 oil on canvas, 86.5x118.5 cm reproduction of a 1985 study
1987 Tarare
1987 Okayama study
1987 Geodésias (Geodesics)
1948-88 Andromaque
1988 A Cidade dos Galos (The City of Roosters) 1 2 dated 88; alt. date 1989
1988 Envol (Flight) alt. date 1989
1988 Odessa
1988 Lourdes
1988 A Dança de Orbe (The Orbe Dance)
1988 Vaduz
1988 Ressorts (Springs) not related to the 1989 painting of the same title
1952-89 Ninfómana (Nymphomaniac) dated 48-88
1965-89 Le Grand Canal based on, or the evolution of, a 1965 painting of the same title
1989 Leipzig
1989 Os Degredados (The Exiled) 1 2 3 dated 89; alt. date 1988
1989 Ressorts (Springs) oil on canvas, 97x136.5 cm not related to the 1988 painting of the same title
1989 Les Grands Amours (The Great Loves) oil on canvas, 105x107 cm
1989 Essor 1
1989 Antropomorfose (Anthropomorphosis) oil on canvas, 90x117 cm dated 89; alt. date 1986
1989 Phenix (Phoenix)
1989 Bangkok dated 70-89
1989 Ponte de Angra (Angra Bridge) dated 88
1952-90 Encontros (Meetings) gouache, 25x39 cm
1962-90 Le Retour d'Ulysse (The Return of Ulysses) gouache, 27.5x39 cm
1990 Ivry gouache, 24x39.5 cm
1990 Praia de Istambul (Beach of Istanbul) oil on canvas, 97x116 cm based on a 1989 (alt. date 1983) study
1990 Festa de Nanquim (Nanking Festivity)
1990 Baía
1990 Fúria (Fury) based on a 1948-89 (dated 88) study
1990 Kenai oil on canvas, 90x126 cm
1990s Sapporo 1 gouache on paper, 38.5x57 cm study for the oil on canvas of the same title
1990s Aahrus 1
not dated (1990s) Catedrais Góticas (Gothic Cathedrals) 1 2 3 acrylic on canvas, 96x129.5 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1952-91 Penélope oil on canvas, 100x111 cm based on a 1952-88 (dated 51-87) painting of the same title
1960-91 Parma oil on canvas, 95.5x136 cm reproduction of the 1969 gouache of the same title, 22.5x32.5 cm; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1988-91 Sphinx oil on canvas, 95x109 cm
1991 Ponte de Agra (Agra Bridge)
1991 As Princesas (The Princesses) not related to the 1998 painting of the same title
1991 Sorcellerie (Wizardry) oil on canvas, 108x114 cm dated 89; alt. date 1986
1991 Modena 1 oil on canvas, 84x126 cm alt. dimensions 85x126 cm; auctioned on November 28, 2006 by Palácio do Correio Velho (Lisbon, Portugal), base price €20,000, sold for €26,000
1991 Les Oiseaux (The Birds) gouache, 24x38.5 cm
1991 Nak-Graal
1991 Olimpíadas (Olympic Games) oil on canvas, 86x116 cm
1991 Seville 1 oil on canvas, 81x121 cm alt. 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
1991 Rotterdam oil on canvas, 87x118 cm alt. dimensions 89x119 cm
1991 Vilnius
1991 Santiago
1991 Antwerp not related to the 1979 painting of the same title
1992 Immeubles de Pantin (Pantin Buildings) reproduction of the 1990s painting of the same title (or vice-versa)
1992 Les Immeubles de Pantin (The Buildings of Pantin) 1 based on a 1964 study
1992 Germania based on a 1983 study
1994 Les Portes de Capri (The Gates of Capri) based on a 1992 gouache, 29x37 cm; alt. title Porte de Capri
1992 Arhus based on a 1961 study
1992 Per Agris gouache, 29x46 cm
1992 La Contrée (The Town) gouache, 26x40 cm
1952-93 Espectros (Spectres) gouache, 24x43 cm
1993 Massy gouache, 24x30 cm based on a 1966 study
1994 Rome
1994 Lisbon
1994 Haarlem
1994 Berlin gouache, 23x35 cm
1994 Les Filles de Thèbes (The Girls of Thebes) gouache, 19.5x29 cm
1994 Rio de Janeiro 1 not related to the 1976 and 1997 paintings Rio
1994 Avis Rara
1994 Madrid gouache, 23x34.5 cm not related to the 1954 study, the 1995 painting, and the gouache on paper, all of the same title
1994 Ilíada (Iliad) gouache, 17,5x30 cm
1994 Indianapolis gouache, 26x35 cm not related to the 1995 gouache of the same title
1994 Amsterdam not related to the 1956 painting of the same title
1994 Zaragoza 1
1994 Les Pythagoriciens (The Pythagoreans)
1994 Praça de Moscovo (Moscow Square)
1995 Paris reproduced on a tile panel in 1998; not related to the 1996 painting of the same title
1995 Noerdlingen based on a 1969 study
1995 Candy
1995 Berlin reproduction of the 1994 painting of the same title
1995 Moscow 2 reproduced on a tile panel in 1998; not related to the 1949 painting of the same title
1995 Usines de Glasgow (Factories of Glasgow) oil on canvas, 90x124 cm
1995 Ciganos (Gypsies)
1995 L'Émancipation des Femmes (The Emancipation of Women) 1 oil on canvas, 89.5x127.5 cm
1995 Indianapolis gouache, 26x36 cm based on a 1995 study; not related to the 1994 gouache of the same title
1995 Madrid 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
1995 New York 1 not related to the 1976 study of the same title; reproduced on a tile panel in 1998
1995 Iceland
1995 Munich not related to the not-dated acrylic on canvas of the same title
1995 Novogorod
1995 Tunis
1995 Oviedo 1
1995 Salem not related to the first decade of 21st century acrylic on canvas of the same title
1995 London 1
1996 Parque de S. Paulo 1 2 3 acrylic on canvas
1996 Jardin de Meudon (Meudon Garden)
1996 London 1 based on the 1995 painting of the same title
1996 Paris not related to the 1995 painting of the same title
1996 Ville Peri
1996 Les Borgias
1996 Liverpool oil on canvas, 90x120.5 cm reproduction of a 1983 gouache study, 24.5x34.5 cm; alt. date 1994
1996 Girassóis (Sunflowers) based on the 1978 study Les Tournesols
1996 Les Filles de Venise (The Girls of Venice) 1 oil on canvas, 98.5x110 cm based on a 1951-1988 (alt. date 1988) study
1996 Prague
1996 Essen
1996 Thessaly based on a 1978 study
1996 Toledo 1 based on a 1965 study
1996 Porto Alegre not related to the 1999 serigraph of the same title
1996 Rennes oil on canvas, 81.5x125.5 cm based on a 1995 gouache, 21.5x35.5 cm; not related to the first decade of 21st century acrylic on canvas of the same title
1996 Cherbourg 1 gouache on paper, 28x38 cm
1972-97 Catedrais (Cathedrals) 1:Catedrais (1950s) based on the 1979 painting Les Cathédrales, which was based on the 1950s painting Catedrais
1997 Las Vegas
1997 Rio 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
1997 Bavaria
1997 Luz Poente (Sunset Light)
1997 Columbia
1997 Argos
1997 Poissy based on a 1980 study
1997 Sydney not related to another painting of the same title
1997 Corinth oil on canvas, 94x132 cm
1997 Mercado de Hamburgo (Market in Hamburg) oil on canvas, 94x126.5 cm based on a 1992 painting
1997 As Forças da Natureza (The Forces of Nature)
1997 Fluorescences acrylic on canvas, 96x120 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1997 Hiroshima 1 2 3 oil on canvas, 97x138.5 cm
not dated L'Ange de Gabrielle (Gabrielle's Angel) 1 acrylic on canvas, 95.5x130.5 cm dated 51-98; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
1965-98 A Montanha de Santa Vitória (Sainte-Victoire Mountain) 1 oil on canvas, 87.5x127.5 cm not 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
1998 Nouveaux 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
1998 Volvograd
1998 Dhaka 1:gouache 2:gouache 3:gouache/exhibition (left) 4:oil oil on canvas, 93.5x133.5 cm alt. 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
1998 Corais (Corals) based on a study
1998 Madrid, 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 each reproductions of the 1995 paintings of the same titles except Rio de Janeiro, reproduction of the 1997 painting Rio; Restauradores Station, Lisbon Metro
1998-99 Alban 1 oil on canvas, 95x112 cm
1999 Coríntias (Corinthians) 1 2 oil on canvas, 97.5x130 cm based on a study
1999 Manila 1 2 3 based on a study
1999 Portes de Clignancourt (Gates of Clignacourt) acrylic on canvas, 93x114,5 cm based on a 1995 painting of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
2000 Lahore 1
2000 Íris (Iris) 1 2 3 4 5 acrylic on canvas, 102.5x132 cm based on a 1998 study; not related to the gouache on paper of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
2000 Bonn 1 2 gouache on paper, 35.5x52 cm
2000 Grifos (Curlies) 1 oil on canvas, 89x134 cm based on two studies, one of which dated 2000
2000 Atlanta 1 oil on canvas, 92x139 cm
first decade of 21st century Les Terribles Fleurs (The Terrible Flowers) 1 2:exhibition (right) acrylic on canvas, 97x134 cm based on a 2000 painting, which was based on a study; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of 21st century Mali 1:exhibition (2nd left) acrylic on canvas, 90x134 cm based on a 1961 painting, which was based on a study; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of 21st century Rostock 1 2 3:exhibition (right) 4:exhibition (far left) acrylic on canvas, 90x139 cm based on a 1990 painting, which was based on a study; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of 21st century Salem 1:exhibition (2nd right) acrylic on canvas, 95x134 cm not related to the 1995 painting of the same title; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of 21st century Hogansville 1:gouache/exhibition (left) 2:acrylic/exhibition (far left) acrylic on canvas, 89x138 cm based 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 21st century Vera Cruz 1 2 3:detail 4:exhibition (far right) 5:exhibition (2nd left) acrylic on canvas, 84x116 cm not related to the 1949 painting of the same title; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of 21st century Nouvelles [sic] Astres (New Stars) 1 2:exhibition 3:detail acrylic on canvas, 93x129 cm not 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 21st century Karidi 1:exhibition (left) 2:exhibition (far right) acrylic on canvas, 92x132 cm 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of 21st century Baku 1:gouache/exhibition (center) 2:acrylic/exhibition (center) 3:acrylic/exhibition (far) acrylic on canvas, 94x136 cm based 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 21st century Rennes acrylic on canvas, 91x134,5 cm not 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 21st century Telaviv 1:exhibition (2nd left) acrylic on canvas, 94x138 cm 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
first decade of 21st century Heraclion 1:gouache/exhibition (left) 2:acrylic 3:acrylic/exhibition (2nd right) 4:acrylic/exhibition (far left) acrylic on canvas, 95x134 cm based 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 21st century Cidades Satélites (Satellite Towns) 1:acrylic/exhibition (2nd right) 2:1999 painting acrylic on canvas, 93x138 cm based 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 21st century Greensboro 1:gouache 2:acrylic 3:acrylic 4:acrylic 5:acrylic/exhibition acrylic on canvas, 87x139,5 cm alt. 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 21st century Pouvoirs 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 cm reproduction of a study; one of five oversized paintings by this artist; 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €100,000
2001 Port-Saïd 1 based on a study
2001 La Seine et le Grand Palais 1 based on the 1957 study Le Grand Palais
2001 Château de Cheverny-Loire 1 based on a study
2001 Gembloux based on a study
2002 Procissão em Veneza (Procession in Venice) acrylic on canvas, 97x125 cm based on a 1970 study; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
2002 Au Jardin Celeste Giroflé 1 based on a study
2002 Place à Tokyo 1 2 gouache on paper, 40x50 cm based on a study
2002 Parc de Berteley 1 2 based on a study
2002 Cíclades (Cyclades) based on a study
2002 La Recherche du Sens (The Search for Sense) based on a study
2003 Düsseldorf 1 2 3 gouache on paper, 27x29.5 cm based on a study dated 1990; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
2003 Cais de Cherbourg (Quay of Cherbourg) based on a study
2006 Porto 1 gouache on paper, 30x40 cm
2007 Gôndolas (Gondoles) 1:detail 2:detail 3:exhibition 4:exhibition 5:exhibition 6:study 7:study 8:study acrylic on canvas, 260x200 cm one of five oversized paintings by this artist; based on a study; both collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
first decade of 21st century (2007) Seville 2 3 4-unmounted 5:exhibition (right) acrylic on canvas, 176x235 cm not 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 dated Áurea Purpúrea (Scarlet Golden) 1 oil on canvas, 95.5x98 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated Montanha Sainte-Victoire 1:exhibition (left) gouache on paper, 31x48 cm update 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 dated Lausanne 1 2 oil on canvas, 96x106 cm alt. description acrylic on canvas, collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated Ancône 1:gouache acrylic on canvas, 97x113.5 cm based on a gouache on paper, 35.5x52 cm; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated O Galo (The Rooster) acrylic on canvas, 91.5x115 cm based (mirror reproduction) on the 1997 painting Au Chant du Coq (Crowing of the Rooster); collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated Bristol acrylic on canvas, 93.5x133.5 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated A Cidade e os Seres (The City and the Beings) mixed technique, 96x91.5 cm not to be confused with the acrylic on canvas Os Seres e a Cidade; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated Pontes de Cracóvia (Bridges of Krakow) acrylic on canvas, 96x149.5 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated Lille acrylic on canvas, 92x135 cm
not dated Nevis 1 2 acrylic on canvas, 93x134 cm alt. dimensions 93x135 cm; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated Damascus 1 acrylic on canvas, 94.5x131.5 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated Teheran oil on canvas, 90x129.5 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated Monza 1:gouache acrylic on canvas, 95x121 cm based on a gouache on paper, 38.5x57 cm; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated Munich 1 2 acrylic on canvas, 95.5x99.5 cm not related to the 1995 painting of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated Buenos Aires 1 oil on canvas, 94.5x108 cm alt. description acrylic on canvas, 97x108 cm; loosely based on the 1952 painting of the same title; collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
not dated Norderlingen acrylic on canvas, 84x116 cm 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €55,000
Jardins de Antuérpia (Gardens of Antwerp) acrylic on canvas, 98x110 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Finland 1 gouache on paper, 27.3x33 cm collection 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 cm based 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 cm based 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 cm alt. 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 cm based 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 cm based 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 cm based 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 cm based 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 cm based 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 cm not 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 cm based 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 cm not 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 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation
Nagasaki 1
Flora do Marajó (Flora of Marajó) 1 2 oil on canvas, 83.5x137.5 cm based 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 cm not 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 cm based 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 cm collection Nadir Afonso Foundation

Women series

DateTitleImageDescriptionNotes
1962 Olympiades à Rio (Olympic Games in Rio) study
1963 Cariocas
1968 As Marionetas (The Marionettes) study
1973 Mulheres (Women) study; legend Les chiens et les femmes
1980 Sabinas (Sabine Women) study
1981 Les Femmes et les Chiens (The Women and the Dogs) 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 (Nymphs) study; not related to the painting Ninfas
1982 A Moda (The Fashion) study
1982 Sílvia Áurea 1 2 based on the 1962 study «The Stars»
1983 Mulheres de Dima (Women of Dima) study
1986 Os Tatuados (The Tattooed) based on a study
1987 Deusas (Goddesses)
1949-88 As Filhas de Sião (The Daughters of Siam) based on a 1968 oil on canvas, 100.5x112 cm
1988 Sphnix
1988 Orízias (Oreithyias) based on two studies, the later dated 49-78
1988 As Quatro Irmãs (The Four Sisters) dated 89
1947-89 Três Irmãs (Three Sisters) oil on canvas, 96.5x109.5 cm dated 47-89; alt. date 1949-89; alt. title Três Mulheres (Three Women)
1947-89 As Banhistas (The Bathing Women) oil on canvas, 74x105 cm not related to the 1940 painting Banhistas
1952-89 Mulheres na Praia (Women on the Beach) oil on canvas, 96x119 cm dated 1952-89; alt. date 1988
1989 A Cidade Longínqua (The Far City) 1 based on the 1959 study Moças na Praia (Girls at the Beach)
1989 Sanremo study
1989 Deusas do Vento (Goddesses of the Wind) 1 2 3
1989 Gueixas (Gheishas)
1991 Jeunes Filles (Young Girls) 1:gouache/exhibition (right) acrylic on canvas, 93x134 cm based 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
1993 Au Ciel (In Heaven) based on a study
1998 As Princesas (The Princesses) 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 (alt. date 1949) study
2001 Sirènes (Mermaids) 1 2 based on a 1968 study
2001 As Raças (The Races) 1 based on a 1964 (titled Les Races) study
2002 As Amantes de Lúcifer (Lucifer's Lovers) based on a study; not related to the non-dated oil on canvas of the same title
not dated Bordel (Brothel) 1 2 3 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 (Lucifer's Lovers) 1 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 (Games) 1:exhibition (right) 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 (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €22,000
not dated Le Trottoir (The Sidewalk) 1 2:exhibition (right) gouache on paper, 26,5x32 cm 2007 first exhibition price (António Prates gallery, Lisbon, Portugal): €22,000
Le Rêve (The Dream) 1 2:Exhibition 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 (Criselefantines) 1:2002 painting 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

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

DateTitleImageDescriptionPrint RunPublisherNotes
No Title 1 (lot 1) 33x45 cm 20 reproduction 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
1970 Babylon 1 2 31.5x51.5 cm based on the 1975 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970 Os Portugueses (The Portuguese) 1 32x50.5 cm reproduction of the 1960s painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970 Silices 1 38.5x51.5 cm reproduction of the 1968-70 oil on canvas of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970 Rue Chappe (Chappe Street) based on, or the reproduction of, the 1966-80 painting of the same title
1970 Copacabana 1 34x50.5 cm reproduction of the 1955 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970 Nouveaux Espaces (New Spaces) 1 36x50.5 cm based on the 1968-71 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970 Idade Média (Middle Ages) 1 2 33.5x50.5 cm based on the 1960-81 painting Moyen Âge; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970 Fontainebleau 1 33.5x50.5 cm based on the 1962-78 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970 Les Villes 1 36x53.5 cm 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1970 Place de la Gare 1 2 36x50 cm based on the 1968-78 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1977 S. Paulo 1 34x47 cm 150 reproduction of the 1977 painting of the same title
1980 Heliopolis 1 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 1 2/paid subscription required 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 (The Dawn of the Cities) 1 37.5x62 cm based on the 1971-78 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1981 Le Bois (The Forest) 1 2 25x40 cm
1981 O Cais (The Dock) 1 2 3 26x35 cm 150 2007 private sale price: USD $724
1982 Cathedral reproduction of the 1972-97 painting Catedrais
1982 A Perspectiva (The Perspective) 1 based on the 1965 oil on canvas Perspective II
1982 La Lumière du Prisme (The Light of the Prism) based on the 1976-83 painting of the same title
1984 Manège 1 serigraph on canvas, 57.5x79 cm based on the 1982 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €2.500
1984 Pontes de Leninegrado (Bridges of Leningrad) 1 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 1 28x38 cm 200 reproduction of the 1987 oil on canvas of the same title
1986 Praça de Oslo (Oslo Square) reproduction of the 1975 study of the same title
1988 Acrópole Nuclear (Nuclear Akropolis) 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 (The Bridges of Paris) 1 2/paid subscription required 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 (New Center) reproduction of the 1982 painting L'Ancien Centre
1990 As Pontes de Siracusa (The Bridges of Syracuse) reproduction of the 1986 painting of the same title
1990 Olimpíadas (Olympic Games) based on the 1962 study Olympiades à Rio (Olympic Games in Rio)
1993 Seville reproduction of the 1991 oil on canvas of the same title
1994 Les Confins (The Borders) reproduction of the 1981 painting of the same title
1996 As Praias de Istambul (The Beaches of Istanbul) 1 46.5x57 cm 150 based on the 1990 painting Praia de Istambul
1997 Composição Período Barroco (Composition Baroque Period) 1 16.5x22 cm 150 Centro Português de Serigrafia, Lisbon alt. title Composition; 2005 exhibition price: €575
1997 Zurique 1 44x70 cm Centro Português de Serigrafia, Lisbon
1997 1 44.3x65 cm Centro Português de Serigrafia, Lisbon Ref. S363
1997 L'Opéra 1 43x65.5 cm 175 based on the 1986 oil on canvas of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1999 Porto Alegre 1 70x100 cm (paper size) 200 not related to the 1996 painting of the same title
1999 A Ponte Lilás 1 50x70 cm (paper size) 200 alt title Le Pont Violet (The Lilac Bridge); not related to the 1982 painting Porte Lilas
2005 Nouveaux Astres, Nouvelles Chairs, Nouvelles Fleurs (New Stars, New Flesh, New Flowers) 1 60.5x86 cm reproduction of the 1998 painting of the same title; original price: €1300
Évora 1 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 1 43x53 cm 100 reproduction of the 1992 painting of the same title
1 44x52 cm 100 (colors: green, yellow, white, black)
1 33x47 cm 200
1 Perve Galeria, Lisbon Ref. NA-SG1
1 Perve Galeria, Lisbon Ref. NA-SG2
Venice 1 2 3 42x56 cm alt. 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 cm reproduction of the 2001 painting of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
Parque de S. Paulo 1 34x47 cm reproduction of the 1996 acrylic on canvas of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
Machine 1 48.5x42 cm 2005 exhibition price: €1100
Íris (Iris) 1 35x47 cm reproduction of the 2000 acrylic on canvas of the same title; 2005 exhibition price: €1100
1 500 motif: the keep of Chaves; used as the logo of the website 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 (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
1978 Cidade de Chaves medal, 264 g, ∅90 mm issue of 500; engraved by Cabral Antunes; reverse features a relief reproduction of the 1978 painting La Ville de Chaves
1989 20th Century Portuguese Painting - Fourth Group 1 Portuguese postage stamp first day of issue: July 7, 1989; face value: PTE 60$, print run: 600,000; painting reproduced: Les Spirales (1954); offset print, 25-stamp sheets
2000 Parque de S. Paulo (detail) 1 2 ceramic plate, edition of 100 Based 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
2001 Artistas Transmontanos - Nadir Afonso 1 wine bottle label produced by Caves de Valpaços, Portugal
2007 Great 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 each first 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
2007 Medalha Nadir Afonso/Grupo Desportivo de Chaves 1 medal, ∅90 mm issue 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 Serigrafia Based on the 1997 serigraph of the same title

Architecture

Own works

Projects by Nadir Afonso.

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

Le Corbusier

Projects by Le Corbusier, collaboration by Nadir Afonso.

DateProjectLocationImageCoordinatesNotes
1945 Usine Claude et Duval Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France 1 2 48°17′27″N 6°57′3″E / 48.29083°N 6.95083°E 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″N 5°23′46″E / 43.26111°N 5.39611°E Multiple-unit residential and hotel building