1950s onwards · Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) · Mozambique
Maputo modernists
The movement
Maputo modernists
1950s onwards · Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) · Mozambique
Mozambican modern painters and sculptors of the Núcleo de Arte and the circle of the architect Pancho Guedes, whose work spoke of colonial rule, war and freedom.
What to look for
Crowded, intense figure painting; eyes, teeth and claws; strong colour; wood and stone sculpture.
Masters of the school
- Malangatana Ngwenya reference ↗
- Bertina Lopes reference ↗
- Alberto Chissano reference ↗
- Roberto Chichorro reference ↗
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Works of the school
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