Pedro Figari, Pampa

Pedro Figari

Uruguayan · 1861–1938 · Painter, Draughtsman

Pedro Figari was a Uruguayan painter, lawyer, writer, and politician. Although he did not begin painting until his later years, he is best known as an early modernist painter… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Pedro Figari, La Volanta, 1924-1929, oil on boardLa VolantaPhillips · $52,500≈ £38,947≈ €44,552Sign up to see
  2. Pedro Figari, Desafinación, 1938, oil on fiberboardDesafinaciónPhillips · $50,000≈ £32,474≈ €45,762Sign up to see
  3. Pedro Figari, Candombe, 1933, Oil on cardboardCandombeKetterer Kunst · €13,750≈ $16,360≈ £11,795Sign up to see

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Pedro Figari was a Uruguayan painter, lawyer, writer, and politician. Although he did not begin painting until his later years, he is best known as an early modernist painter who emphasized capturing the everyday aspects of life in his work. In most of his pieces, he sought to capture the essence of his home by painting local customs that he had observed in his childhood.

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Born 1861, MontevideoDied 1938, MontevideoOccupation Painter, DraughtsmanWikidata Q1388990 ↗ULAN 500117196 ↗Museum works 8

American Impressionism

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Pedro Figari, Pampa
Pampa1880
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
Pedro Figari, Pericón
Pericón1500
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
Pedro Figari, Untitled
Untitled
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
Pedro Figari, The pampas or return of the dance
The pampas or return of the dance
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
Pedro Figari, Untitled
Untitled
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
Pedro Figari, Candombe carnival
Candombe carnival1932
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
Pedro Figari, Lamento
Lamento1924
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
Pedro Figari, Mass departure
Mass departure
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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