Artist

Ivan Serpa

Portrait of Ivan Serpa

Brazilian, 1923–1973

Ivan Serpa was a Brazilian Abstract Expressionism artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Ivan Serpa was born in Tijuca.

Ivan Ferreira Serpa was a Brazilian painter, draftsman, printmaker, designer, and educator active in the concrete art movement. Much of his work was in geometric abstractionism. He founded Grupo Frente, which included fellow artists Lygia Clark, Helio Oiticica, and Franz Weissmann, among others, and was known for mentoring many artists in Brazil.

Collections represented

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