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antique paper engraving native scene Figari #2379507

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antique paper engraving  native scene Figari  #2379507
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Engraving , measuring 11 x 8 inches , work of Pedro Figari from a original pencil on paper. There were no true artistic precedents in Uruguayan art for Pedro Figari's personal vision and style. His preoccupation with portraying the essence of the Rio de la Plata as well as his attitude towards establishing a Uruguayan art is reminiscent of attitudes among 19th painters in the United States, who wished to separate themselves from Europe's artistic dominance. The promotion of native subjects by artists of the Hudson River school during the years 1825-75 can be equated to the affirmation of native subjects in Uruguay embraced by such artists as Figari in the early twentieth century. In the Western Hemisphere, this development seems a natural consequence of a country's separation from its colonial past. Figari's pictorial representations of remembered scenes were not only a means of celebrating his native land but also an attempt to elevate public awareness of the validity of portraying native subjects.
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1950-60</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Uruguay</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:11</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:8</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:antique paper engraving native scene Figari </td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:engraving</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Overseas</td></tr>
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