João Cutileiro

Male, Person

1937 –

53

Who is João Cutileiro?

João Cutileiro, OSE is a Portuguese sculptor. He is famous around the world for his works depicting women's torsos in marble.

He's also the author of several pieces of modern public sculpture, being the most famous, his statue of Sebastian of Portugal, inaugurated in 1973, in Lagos. This work marks the end of the academic historical sculpture of the Estado Novo, and the beginning of a new era of contemporaneity in the Portuguese public sculpture.

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Born
Jun 26, 1937
Lisbon
Also known as
  • Joao Cutileiro

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on July 23, 2013

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