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José de Almada Negreiros
1893–1970
A restless modernist spirit, this Portuguese artist and writer moved easily between poetry, painting, drawing, theater, and design. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe and active in Lisbon, he became one of the bold voices who helped bring the avant-garde into 20th-century Portuguese culture.
6 Audiobooks
A Scena do Odio
by José de Almada Negreiros
K4 O Quadrado Azul
by José de Almada Negreiros
Orpheu Nº1 Revista Trimestral de Literatura
by José de Almada Negreiros, Alvaro de Campos, Ronald de Carvalho, Armando César Cortes-Rodrigues, Alfredo Pedro de Meneses Guisado, Luís de Montalvor, Fernando Pessoa, Mário de Sá-Carneiro
Manifesto anti-Dantas e por extenso por José de Almada Negreiros poeta d'Orpheu futurista e tudo
by José de Almada Negreiros
A Invenção do Dia Claro
by José de Almada Negreiros
A Engomadeira: Novela Vulgar Lisboeta
by José de Almada Negreiros
About the author
Born on April 7, 1893, in São Tomé and Príncipe, Almada Negreiros grew into one of the most distinctive figures of Portuguese modernism. He worked across an unusually wide range of forms, including painting, drawing, caricature, poetry, fiction, essays, stage design, and choreography, building a career that refused to stay inside a single label.
He is especially associated with the modernist generation around Orpheu and with the introduction of avant-garde ideas in Portugal. Museums and reference sources alike describe him as a multifaceted artist whose work and public presence helped shake up the cultural scene in the early 20th century.
Negreiros died in Lisbon on June 15, 1970, but his reputation has remained strong through exhibitions, museum collections, and continued interest in both his visual art and writing. His life and work still stand out for their energy, experimentation, and refusal to separate literature from the visual arts.