Petrona Viera
| Petrona Viera | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Petrona Viera Garino 24 May 1895 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died |
4 October 1960 (aged 65) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Parent(s) |
Carmen Garino Feliciano Viera |
Petrona Viera (24 March 1895 – 4 October 1960) was an Uruguayan painter.
She was born in Montevideo in 1895 as the daughter of Carmen Garino and President Feliciano Viera. She is considered the first female professional painter in Uruguay. She was part of the Planismo movement of austere lines and bright colors. Viera was deaf since the age of two due to meningitis, and used art as a way to express herself. As a child she was taught by a French teacher specializing in the teaching of deaf children, Madame Madeleine Larnaudie.
She began to paint at age 18, with private lessons from the Catalan master Vincent Puig, but later he left the country and in 1922 Viera began to take lessons from Guillermo Laborde. She began to exhibit her paintings in 1923, and had her first solo exhibition in 1926 at Gallery Maveroff. Viera was the first female painter in Uruguay to win prizes and also the first to be a full-time professional painter. Viera had to strive to overcome prejudice against her as the daughter of the President.[1]
When Guillermo Laborde died in 1940, Viera suffered an acute crisis, which led her to change the direction of her work. She then learned the art of engraving with Guillermo Rodríguez. She also continued to paint, but changed her themes, including scenes of nature such as flowers, animals, etc.
Her painting 'Calle de Malvin' sold at Castells 'National Pictures' in 2013 for $16,500.[2]
References
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- ↑ "Petrona Viera". mutualart.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
3. National Museum of Visual Arts. "Petrona Viera (1895–1960)." Retrieved January 15, 2013.
4. Deaf Culture (July 2007). "Petrona Viera"(pdf). Retrieved January 15, 2015.
5. Juan Andrés Nopitsch. "Petrona Viera: the first Uruguayan professional artist."
6. Argul José Pedro (1975). Process of the visual arts in Uruguay (3rd edition). Ed Barreiro and Ramos.
7. The Country (16 October 2010). "Vanguard Uruguayan art from the 20s." Retrieved January 15, 2013.