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Arpad Szenes photographed by João Cutileiro in 1956

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Fundação Arpad Szenes – Vieira da SilvaAmoreiras / Rato

Arpad Szenes in the Collection

Now showingPermanent collection€7.50

Paintings and drawings by Budapest-born Arpad Szenes spanning 1911 to 1985, held alongside the work of his wife and lifelong artistic partner.

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On now All of November 2026

Free in the same building

Casa-Atelier Vieira da SilvaThe restored Alto de São Francisco house and studio where Vieira da Silva and Arpad Szenes lived and worked before leaving for Brazil; free entry.

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Image credits

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Arpad Szenes in the CollectionJoão Cutileiro, courtesy Centro de Arte João Cutileiro, Évora
The Photographic Impulse: (Un)settling the Colonial ArchiveCourtesy of Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
Illustrare – Journeys of Scientific Illustration in PortugalCourtesy of Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
Natural Variations – A Journey Through Portugal's LandscapesCourtesy of Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência
Fundação Arpad Szenes – Vieira da SilvaJnpoJuwan / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Casa-Museu Medeiros e AlmeidaRedpill 87 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da CiênciaJoaomartinho63 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Casa Fernando PessoaLijealso / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Atelier-Museu Júlio PomarGualdimG / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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