Petit-Montrouge in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024
1. Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Marker
le peintre portugais
amadeo de souza-cardoso
(1887-1918)
un des précurseurs
de l'art moderne
Here lived and worked the Portuguese painter Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (1887-1918), one of the precursors of modern art.
Erected 2016.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is October 25, 1918.
Location. 48° 49.975′ N, 2° 19.718′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Petit-Montrouge. Marker is on Rue Ernest Cresson east of Rue Boulard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 Rue Ernest Cresson, Paris, Île-de-France 75014, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Charles Couyba (here, next to this marker); Gilbert Privat (within shouting distance of this marker); École elementaire Boulard Deported Jewish Students Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Michel Kikoïne (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Square Georges Lamarque (1904) (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Georges Lamarque (approx.
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Also see . . .
1. Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (Wikipedia).
Overview: Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (14 November 1887 – 25 October 1918) was a Portuguese painter.(Submitted on May 14, 2024.)
Belonging to the first generation of Portuguese modernist painters, Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso stands out among all of them for the exceptional quality of his work and for the dialogue he established with the historical avant-gardes of the early 20th century. "The artist developed, between Paris and Manhufe, the most serious possibility of modern art in Portugal in an international dialogue, intense but little known, with the artists of his time". His painting is articulated with open movements such as Cubism, Futurism or Expressionism, reaching in many moments - and in a sustained way in the production of recent years - a level comparable in everything to the cutting-edge production of his contemporary international art.
Death at the age of 30 will dictate the abrupt end of a fully mature pictorial work and a promising international career but still in the process of affirmation. Amadeo would be forgotten a long time ago, inside and, above all, outside Portugal: "The silence that for many years covered the interpretive visibility of his workwith a thick blanket […], and that was also the silence of Portugal as a country, not allowed the international historical update of the artist "; and "Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso just started his path of historiographic recognition".Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 20242. Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Marker - wide view
2. Amadeo gets his plaque in Paris (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation).
Excerpt: Since 19th November, number 20 on Rua Ernest Cresson, in the Parisian district of Montparnasse, has displayed a plaque (see photo) bearing the name of Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso.(Submitted on May 14, 2024.)
The years that Amadeo lived in Paris, in particular on Rue Ernest Cresson, were fundamental to his legacy. In 1913, Amadeo participated in the Armory Show in the United States and in the first Autumn Salon in Berlin. The photo-biography of Amadeo, under the scientific coordination of Helena de Freitas, contains the following description: “At the end of 1913 or the beginning of 1914, Amadeo exhibited the album XX Dessins and probably the original sketches destined for exhibition at the School of Arts and Trades in Hamburg. This would actually have been his first individual exhibition held, interestingly, both outside his country of origin and his country of residence (France).”
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024
3. Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Marker - wider view
Of the two markers visible here, the one for Charles Couyba is on the left, and the one for Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso is on the right.
courtesy of Biblioteca de Arte / Art Library Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (via Wikimedia Commons)
4. Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso
courtesy of Biblioteca de Arte / Art Library Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (via Wikimedia Commons), 1913
5. Amadeo and Lucie in the atelier at 20 Rue Ernest Cresson (i.e., marker location)
Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (courtesy Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation via Wikimedia Commons), 1916
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Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 14, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
