Gente Ampli*2
1972 · Computer output on paper
52 15/16 x 28 9/16" (134.5 x 72.5 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Waldemar Cordeiro
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Geometric AbstractionFigurationConstructivism
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3
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9
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- • Geometric Abstraction
- • Figuration
- • Constructivism
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Waldemar Cordeiro was a Brazilian artist and pioneer of concrete abstraction in postwar Latin America. Working primarily in painting and sculpture, he developed a geometric visual language rooted in constructivist principles and mathematical order. Active from the late 1940s onward, Cordeiro helped establish abstraction as a major force in Brazilian modernism during a period when figuration remained dominant. His work bridged European geometric abstraction with a distinctly South American sensibility.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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