Ryan 46
1981 · Monotype on white wove paper
66.6 × 57.6 cm (26 1/4 × 22 11/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Nathan Oliveira
1928
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Representation
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5
Institutional Exhibitions
38
Works in Collection
65
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5
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Contemporary Painters and Sculptors as Printmakers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
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Recent Painting U.S.A.: The Figure
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1962
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Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1961–1962
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New Images of Man
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1959
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American Acquisitions: Recent Additions of Prints to the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1959
About
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Nathan Oliveira was an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor, born in Oakland, California to immigrant Portuguese parents. Since the late 1950s, Oliveira has been the subject of nearly one hundred solo exhibitions, in addition to having been included in hundreds of group exhibitions in important museums and galleries worldwide. He taught studio art for several decades in California, beginning in the early 1950s, when he taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. After serving as a Visiting Artist at several universities, he became a Professor of Studio Art at Stanford University.
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Mills College at Northeastern University
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California College of the Arts
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George Washington High School
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| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artsy | Oct 2025 | $10,000 – $15,000 | Unsold |
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