Fred Kradolfer
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Fred Kradolfer was born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1903, and died in Lisbon in 1968. A painter, illustrator and decorator, he settled in Portugal in the 1920s.
His graphic work was featured in the exhibition "O Grafismo e Ilustração nos Anos 20" at the Modern Art Centre in 1986, and his work was included in shows such as "Os Anos 40 na Arte Portuguesa" at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Sociedade Nacional de Belas-Artes in 1982, and "Equilíbrio e Indisciplina. Pintura Portuguesa dos Anos 1930-1940" at the Galeria do Diário de Notícias in 2006. He also took part in the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s 2nd Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1961.
His work also featured in the exhibitions "Tapeçarias de Portalegre", which toured Brazil in 1978, and "50 Anos de Tapeçaria em Portugal. Manufactura de Tapeçarias de Portalegre" at the Modern Art Centre in 1996. At the Hotel Estoril-Sol he made polychrome ceramic panels for the pillars of the lift lobby and a large sgraffito mural in the entrance hall, in a scheme that also included works by Maria Keil and Manuel Lapa.
He was also included in "Paisagem nas Coleções CAM - Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian e Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis" at the Museu de Évora in 2012-2013 and in "Art on Display. Formas de Expor, 1949-69" at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in 2019-2020. He is represented in the collection of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Modern Art Centre, with works such as "New York" (1921) and "Coisas do Mar" (1967).
