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Sérgio Ferro

Born : 1938Documented citizenships : Brazil

Sérgio Ferro, born in Curitiba in 1938, is a Brazilian painter, architect and theorist. Educated at the University of São Paulo, he developed a sustained enquiry into the material conditions of artistic work and building production. After going into exile in France, he taught at the architecture school in Grenoble, where he founded the Dessin / Chantier research laboratory. This intellectual activity accompanies an ongoing painting practice.

The body and human suffering occupy an important place in his paintings. In Les Pas de la Passion, held by the Centre d’Art Sacré in Lille, Christian imagery meets a concern with social violence. The MAC USP also holds his work and presented the exhibition Trabalho livre in 2025. Across these settings, the production of images remains closely connected to reflection on labour.

This profile brings together identity references for Sérgio Ferro and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.

Documented auction references

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1documented result with a price

Piguet

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Works recorded at auction

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Piguet

"Etude 52",

Acrylic

Original catalogue wording

"Etude 52",
acrylique

Catalogue period : 2022-03-01 — 2022-03-16

Published result : 2000 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 3000–5000

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Profile updated : 2026-10-22