Nathan Oliveira
American, 1928 - 2010

Selected artwork
The Great Bird
1955
Influenced by
- Oskar Kokoschkaeditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Oskar Kokoschka as an artistic influence on Nathan Oliveira. The passage distinguishes Oliveira's own account from his formative visits to Expressionist retrospectives. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Alberto Giacomettieditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Alberto Giacometti as an artistic influence on Nathan Oliveira. The passage distinguishes Oliveira's own account from his formative visits to Expressionist retrospectives. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Willem de Kooningeditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Willem de Kooning as an artistic influence on Nathan Oliveira. The passage distinguishes Oliveira's own account from his formative visits to Expressionist retrospectives. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Max Beckmanneditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Max Beckmann as an artistic influence on Nathan Oliveira. The passage distinguishes Oliveira's own account from his formative visits to Expressionist retrospectives. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Edvard Muncheditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Edvard Munch as an artistic influence on Nathan Oliveira. The passage distinguishes Oliveira's own account from his formative visits to Expressionist retrospectives. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Francis Baconeditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Francis Bacon as an artistic influence on Nathan Oliveira. The passage distinguishes Oliveira's own account from his formative visits to Expressionist retrospectives. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
Later influence
- Sam Gilliameditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Nathan Oliveira as an artistic influence on Sam Gilliam. The biography identifies Bay Area influences on Gilliam's graduate work and records his own recognition of Crodel's importance despite their disagreements. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Nathan Oliveira. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- National Gallery of Art3 recorded works
- Museum of Modern Art1 recorded work
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