▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁So ares ▁dos ▁Re is , ▁in ▁Porto . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁Edu ardo ▁Af onso ▁V iana ▁studied ▁in ▁Paris ▁with ▁Jean - Paul ▁Laur ens . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁mostly ▁painted ▁natural ▁land sc apes . ▁When ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁broke ▁out ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Lis bon ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁Ama de o ▁de ▁Sou za ▁Card oso ▁and ▁other ▁fellow ▁Portuguese . ▁He ▁spent ▁ 1 9 1 5 - 1 6 ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁Or ph ist ▁pain ters ▁Robert ▁and ▁Son ia ▁D ela un ay ▁in ▁V ila ▁do ▁Con de . ▁He ▁was ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁their ▁experiments ▁in ▁simultane ity . ▁ ▁V iana ' s ▁painting ▁were ▁a ▁mirror ▁of ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁his ▁country . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁examples ▁of ▁this ▁mot if ▁is ▁his ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁painting ▁' In ▁Revol t ', ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁showed ▁Portuguese ▁life ▁through ▁color ful ▁ar cs . ▁But ▁V iana ▁was ▁fond ▁of ▁Nature . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁attachment ▁to ▁natural ism . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁he ▁painting ▁' K 4 : ▁The ▁Blue ▁Square ', ▁considered ▁a ▁hom age ▁to ▁Portuguese ▁modern ism , ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁by ▁Al m ada ▁Neg rei ros ▁and ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Ama de o . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6