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Garciela Rodo Boulanger CHILD WTIH BIRD Art Print

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Garciela Rodo Boulanger CHILD WTIH BIRD Art Print
This wonderful print is by famous artist Garciela Rodo Boulanger: * Title: "Enfant avec un Oiseau I" ("Child with Bird I") * 1973 * Lithography on Arches like paper * Artist's signature appears in the plate LR * Sheet size: 9 × 13 * Colors are bright and unfaded * * Born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1935, Graciela Rodo prepared for two careers; music and painting. She studied piano while attending the School of Fine Arts in La Paz and later in Santiago, Chile. The quality of her talent led her to Vienna, where she pursued studies at the Vienna School of Fine Arts. The first exhibition of her paintings was held in Potosi, Bolivia, in 1951. Since that time she has been honored with more than 100 exhibitions throughout the world, including a solo show at the Organization of American States in Washington D.C. and the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, and a special commission by the Metropolitan Opera to create a commemorative work for the opening of their 1987 opera season. She was also commissioned by the United Nations to create works for the International year of the Child in 1979 and for the 1989 World Summit for Children. Boulanger's scope, vision, and abilities in a host of artistic media have combined to yield a talent that today is recognized among the leaders of the contemporary Latin American art movement. * * A captivating addition to any collection!