Additional information
| Artist | Barracan |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentinian |
| Region | Latin American |
ArtistBarracan, Julio
Artist Years1928-2011
Artist NationalityArgentinian
TitleFloreros con Vasos
Year1986
MediumPainting > Oil
DimensionsBoard: 16 X 12 inches
Description
Oil on board, signed lower right
Accession NumberRC1437
NotesJulio Barragan was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He began studying art at age twelve creating reproductions of Renaissance art masters such as El Greco. Barragan traveled to Paris in the late 1940’s and was influenced by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, and joined the “Twenty Painters and Sculptors” group. The group, active in Argentina between 1952 and 1963, exhibited works in a number of Abstract genres. Barragan’s style of painting then shifted to Cubism, adopting a chiaroscuro tone that would become his trademark. The landscapes and city scapes that he painted in subsequent decades were marked by Cubist and Impressionist influences. These became his best known works. Barragan’s work was exhibited in most of the nations leading art galleries, including the Gutierrez y Guad, Sothebys, Wildenstein, and Witcomb galleries, as well as in the Eduardo Sivori Museum, among others.
(source: The Owings Gallery)