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  1. "Luis E. Pombo," Guillermo Laborde, c. 1928.

    Laborde (1886-1940) was an Uruguayan Modernist painter who was a founder of Planismo, a style of painting popular in Uruguay and other parts of Latin America in the 20s and 30s.

    Planismo is a style that emphasizes sharp angular lines, little shading, brilliant colors, and a focus on everyday life and the Uruguayan landscape. Here, in what is regarded as one of the best-ever examples of planismo, he paints a portrait of his friend, the art critic and author Luis Eduardo Pombo (1900-1976).

    Planismo wasn't widely accepted at first, but became eagerly accepted as a uniquely Uruguayan style and a source of national identity. I've seen a lot of this in my travels through the art world. Many times artists have developed a style, or subject matter, that they want to make a point of national pride, to make something not only that they can take pride in, but also something uniquely of their country. I sometimes think of this as ripples of the Romantic movement, which could be very nationalistic.

    Happy Portrait Monday!

    From the Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo.

    #Art #GuillermoLaborde #Modernism #Planismo #LuisEduardoPombo #PortraitMonday #Uruguay #LatinAmericanArt

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    blantonmuseum.org/exhibition/s

    I went to this exhibition of baroque art from Spain and Latin America on Saturday evening.

    Just under sixty works from New York's Hispanic Society Museum & Library are on display at the UT-Austin's Blanton Museum.

    The Blanton is open until 8:00 PM on Saturday evenings. I wish more museums were able to open after regular working hours.

    I enjoyed and learned from the exhibition. although I was disappointed to see that there was no catalogue published especially for the exhibition.

    In the thread, I will pick out three pictures that particularly caught my attention.

    #Art #Baroque #HispanicArt #Painting #SpanishArt #LatinAmericanArt #BlantonMuseum #HispanicSocietyMuseumAndLibrary