Nathan Oliveira

1928–2010 · United States

Nathan Oliveira, a painter, printmaker, and sculptor, was celebrated for his isolated figures and later, his contemplative "Windhover" series.

ABOUT

Nathan Oliveira (December 19, 1928 – November 13, 2010) was an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor, born in Oakland, California to immigrant Portuguese parents. Since the late 1950s, Oliveira has been the subject of nearly one hundred solo exhibitions, in addition to having been included in hundreds of group exhibitions in important museums and galleries worldwide. He taught studio art for several decades in California, beginning in the early 1950s, when he taught at…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Man and Animal 1957 · Art Institute of Chicago Head of a Woman 1958 · Yale University Art Gallery Seascape 1959 · Smithsonian American Art Museum Head and Table 1962 · Art Institute of Chicago Seated Man with Object 1957 · Yale University Art Gallery Walking Mime 1958 · Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Max BeckmannGerman Expressionism Willem de KooningAbstract Expressionism Alberto GiacomettiSurrealism/Existential Art Francis BaconFigurative Expressionism

Influenced

Joan BrownBay Area Figurative Movement Manuel NeriBay Area Figurative Movement Richard DiebenkornBay Area Figurative Movement Frank LobdellBay Area Figurative Movement

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