Iberê Camargo
Iberê Bassani Camargo (18 November 1914, in Restinga Seca – 8 August 1994, in Porto Alegre) was a Brazilian painter, one of the greatest expressionist artists from his country. Throughout his life, Iberê Camargo was a prominent leader in artistic and intellectual circles. Shortly after his death, the Iberê Camargo Foundation was created by his widow, Maria Coussirat Camargo.
Also recorded as Iberê Bassani de Camargo · Ibere Bassani de Camargo · Ibere Camargo
Iberê Camargo
Gustavo Kunst from Igrejinha, Porto Alegre, Brasil · Iberê · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Name
- Iberê Camargo
- Born
- 18 November 1914
- Birthplace
- Restinga Seca, Brazil
- Died
- 8 August 1994
- Place of death
- Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Known for
- Painting
- Movement
- Expressionism
- Spouse
- Maria Coussirat
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Iberê Bassani Camargo (18 November 1914, in Restinga Seca – 8 August 1994, in Porto Alegre) was a Brazilian painter, one of the greatest expressionist artists from his country. Throughout his life, Iberê Camargo was a prominent leader in artistic and intellectual circles. Shortly after his death, the Iberê Camargo Foundation was created by his widow, Maria Coussirat Camargo.
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Since 2008, the Foundation headquarters and museum is located in a building designed by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza. Thousands of paintings by Camargo are on display there.
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• Name — Iberê Camargo • Born — 18 November 1914 • Birthplace — Restinga Seca, Brazil • Died — 8 August 1994 • Place of death — Porto Alegre, Brazil • Known for — Painting • Movement — Expressionism • Spouse — Maria Coussirat • Illustration — Iberê Camargo Foundation museum in Porto Alegre.
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Iberê Camargo is recorded as painter and printmaker.
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1914
Iberê Camargo born at Restinga Sêca.
1994
Iberê Camargo died at Porto Alegre.
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Restinga Sêca.
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- 1.Establishing a secure connection . www.scielo.br. 10.1590/s1678-53202003000200010.
- 2.Iberê Camargo. The Chamber of Deputies.
- 3.100 years of Iberê Camargo. Caxias do Sul University.
- 4."100 years of Iberê Camargo". Caxias do Sul University (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved October 15, 2025. 978854050851.
- 5.Chronology Maria Coussirat Camargo. Google Arts and Culture.
- 6.Fundação Iberê Camargo. Folha de São Paulo.
- 7.Iberê Camargo. Arch Daily.
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