PRIMEROS MODERNOS EN BUENOS AIRES, 1876-1896.

Buenos Aires: Secretaría de Cultura /Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes / Asociación Amigos del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, 2007. Paperback. Large 4to, wrps, 113 pp., color photos, illus., facsimiles, bibl. Used; Like New. Item #115976

Explores the history of pioneer Modernists in Argentina during the late-19th century. Includes the following historical/analytical commentaries: "Del Viaje a Europa a las Exposiciones del Ateneo, 1876-1896", "Sobre el Gusto, el Coleccionismo y el Arte Moderno en Buenos Aires a Fines del Siglo XIX" and "El Ateneo de Buenos Aires redes Artísticas y Culturales en el Fin de Siglo". Includes a photo of the cover design of Rubén Darío's, (1867-1916) novel Los raros, designed by Eduardo Schiaffino, (1858-1935). Features large paintings and scuptures by Louis Joseph-Raphaël Collin, Augusto Ballerini, Severo Rodríguez Etchart, Giacomo Grosso, Francisco Cafferata and Eduardo Schiaffino, among numerous others. Includes biographical summaries of featured artists. Printed on heavy coated stock.

Price: $65.00