Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Fernando Saavedra Faget for his assistance in confirming the authenticity of this work.
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El Gallo
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Pedro Figari (Uruguayan 1861-1938)
El Gallo
signed 'P. Figari' (lower left) inscribed with title and numbered 'EL GALLO OU LE COUDE, NO. 737' (on the verso)
oil on board
19½ x 27 3/8 in. (49.5 x 69.5 cm.)
El Gallo
signed 'P. Figari' (lower left) inscribed with title and numbered 'EL GALLO OU LE COUDE, NO. 737' (on the verso)
oil on board
19½ x 27 3/8 in. (49.5 x 69.5 cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, Buenos Aires.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
'El mundo de Pedro Figari' in El día, Montevideo, 21 August 1958 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Pedro Figari: Un descubridor de América, Buenos Aires, Fundación Pettoruti, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, p. 21, no. 19 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Pedro Figari: Un descubridor de América, Buenos Aires, Fundación Pettoruti, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, p. 21, no. 19 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Montevideo, Arte Bella, Pedro Figari: Exposición en el 20 aniversario de la muerte del pintor, July- August 1958.
Buenos Aires, Fundación Pettoruti, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Pedro Figari: Un descubridor de América, October 27- November 22, 1992, no. 19.
Buenos Aires, Fundación Pettoruti, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Pedro Figari: Un descubridor de América, October 27- November 22, 1992, no. 19.