1920 - 2013
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 painting in Paris and became one of the pioneers of Kinetic art, working alongside Victor Vasarely, Fernand Léger, Auguste Herbin, and André Bloc.As a theorist of his own geometry-based aesthetics, published in several books, Nadir Afonso defended the idea that art is purely objective and ruled by laws that treat art not as an act of imagination but of observation, perception, and form manipulation. Nadir Afonso achieved international recognition early in his career and many of his works are in museums. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nadir Afonso has received more than 101,912 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Nadir Afonso is the 1,357th most popular painter (down from 1,174th in 2019), the 267th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 239th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Portuguese Painter.
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Among painters, Nadir Afonso ranks 1,357 out of 1,421. Before him are Carl-Henning Pedersen, Effie Gray, Arthur Dove, Bohumil Kubišta, Sascha Schneider, and Frank Frazetta. After him are Carl Fredrik Hill, Tamar Abakelia, Eilif Peterssen, George Turner, Juan Luna, and Mary Beale.
1913 - 2007
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 1,351
1828 - 1897
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 1,352
1880 - 1946
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 1,353
1884 - 1918
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 1,354
1870 - 1927
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 1,355
1928 - 2010
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 1,356
1920 - 2013
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 1,357
1849 - 1911
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 1,358
1905 - 1953
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 1,359
1852 - 1928
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 1,360
1841 - 1910
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,361
1857 - 1899
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 1,362
1633 - 1699
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 1,363
Among people born in 1920, Nadir Afonso ranks 229. Before him are Eiji Okada, Nilde Iotti, Musa Anter, Anne-Cath. Vestly, Ronald Speirs, and Denver Pyle. After him are Julien Ries, Ignatius IV of Antioch, Françoise d'Eaubonne, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Godfrey Binaisa, and Beah Richards. Among people deceased in 2013, Nadir Afonso ranks 243. Before him are Gerrie Mühren, Eric Ericson, Barry Jackson, Eydie Gormé, Zhuang Zedong, and Peter Banks. After him are Julien Ries, Antonio Roma, Anca Petrescu, Cayetano Ré, Vlatko Marković, and Torbjørn Falkanger.
1920 - 1995
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 223
1920 - 1999
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 224
1920 - 1992
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 225
1920 - 2008
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 226
1920 - 2007
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 227
1920 - 1997
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 228
1920 - 2013
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 229
1920 - 2013
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 230
1920 - 2012
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 231
1920 - 2005
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 232
1920 - 1989
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 233
1920 - 2010
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 234
1920 - 2000
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 235
1946 - 2013
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 237
1918 - 2013
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 238
1938 - 2013
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 239
1928 - 2013
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 240
1940 - 2013
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 241
1947 - 2013
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 242
1920 - 2013
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 243
1920 - 2013
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 244
1932 - 2013
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 245
1949 - 2013
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 246
1938 - 2013
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 247
1937 - 2013
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 248
1927 - 2013
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 249
Among people born in Portugal, Nadir Afonso ranks 267 out of 555. Before him are Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal (1509), Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765), Maniche (1977), António Simões (1943), Guilhermina Suggia (1885), and Fernão Lopes (1385). After him are Manuel Clemente (1948), João de Loureiro (1717), Diogo Freitas do Amaral (1941), Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira (1888), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), and Mísia (1955).
1509 - 1540
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 261
1765 - 1805
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 262
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 263
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 264
1885 - 1950
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 265
1385 - 1458
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 266
1920 - 2013
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 267
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 268
1717 - 1791
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 269
1941 - 2019
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 270
1888 - 1977
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 271
1846 - 1900
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 272
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 273
Among painters born in Portugal, Nadir Afonso ranks 5. Before him are Paula Rego (1935), Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908), Nuno Gonçalves (1500), and Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887). After him are José Malhoa (1855) and Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro (1857).
1935 - 2022
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1
1908 - 1992
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 2
1500 - 1450
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 3
1887 - 1918
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 4
1920 - 2013
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 5
1855 - 1933
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 6
1857 - 1929
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 7