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'''Alfredo Guttero''' (26 May 1882 , [[Buenos Aires]] -1 December 1932, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine [[Modern art|Modernist]] painter and art promoter.
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'''Alfredo Nicolás Guttero''' (26 May 1882, [[Buenos Aires]] – 1 December 1932, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine [[Modernism (art)|modernist]] painter and art promoter.


==Biography==
==Biography==
He displayed creative talent at an early age; beginning with music but later turning to art. Following his family's wishes, he began a legal career, but left it to become a painter, under the encoragement of [[Ernesto de la Cárcova]] and [[Martín Malharro]].<ref name="C">[http://cvaa.com.ar/03biografias/guttero.php Brief biography] @ Centro Virtual de Arte Argentino.</ref> In 1904, he received a grant from the Argentinian government to study in Europe and lived in Paris until 1916, where he studied with [[Maurice Denis]] and participated in the [[Salon (Paris)|Salon]]. Following that, he lived in [[Segovia]] and Madrid, with brief stays in Germany, Austria and Italy and visits to virtually every other part of Western Europe, ending with a major exhibition in Genoa.
He displayed creative talent at an early age, starting with music but later turning to art. Following his family's wishes, he began a legal career, but left it to become a painter, under the encouragement of [[Ernesto de la Cárcova]] and [[Martín Malharro]].<ref name="C">[http://cvaa.com.ar/03biografias/guttero.php Brief biography] @ Centro Virtual de Arte Argentino.</ref> In 1904, he received a grant from the Argentinian government to study in [[Europe]] and lived in [[Paris]] until 1916, where he studied with [[Maurice Denis]] and participated in the [[Salon (Paris)|Salon]]. Following that, he lived in [[Segovia]] and [[Madrid]], with brief stays in [[Germany]], [[Austria]] and [[Italy]] and visits to virtually every other part of Western Europe, ending with a major exhibition in [[Genoa]].


After more than two decades away from home, he returned in 1927, where he remained intensely active during the five years remaining until his death. He became the Director of the "Plastic Arts" division of the local [[International Association of Wagner Societies|Wagner Society]] and created the "Hall of Modern Painters", where he introduced the works of [[Miguel Carlos Victorica]] and [[Demetrio Urruchúa]], among others.<ref name="C" /> Together with [[Raquel Forner]], [[Alfredo Bigatti]] and [[Pedro Domínguez Neira]], he created the "Cursos Libres de Arte Plástico". In 1931, he exhibited at the "First Baltimore Pan-American Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings".<ref name="C" /> Much of his time and energy was spent promoting [[Modernism|Modern Art]] in opposition to the reactionary forces prevalent at that period. His death came suddenly.
After more than two decades away from home, he returned in 1927, where he remained intensely active during the five years remaining until his death. He became the Director of the "Plastic Arts" division of the local [[International Association of Wagner Societies|Wagner Society]] and created the "Hall of Modern Painters", where he introduced the works of {{ill|Miguel Carlos Victorica|es}} and {{ill|Demetrio Urruchúa|es}}, among others.<ref name="C" /> Together with [[Raquel Forner]], [[Alfredo Bigatti]] and Pedro Domínguez Neira (1894–1970), he created the ''Cursos Libres de Arte Plástico''. In 1931, he exhibited at the First Baltimore Pan-American Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings at the [[Baltimore Museum of Art]].<ref name="C" /> Much of his time and energy was spent promoting modern art, in opposition to the reactionary forces prevalent at that period. His death came suddenly.


A large part of his work involves figures in unusual, kinetic poses, but he also painted landscapes with industrial buildings. His interest in music led him to provide decorations for the [[Teatro Colón]]. He also devised a painting technique he called "yeso cocido" (cooked plaster), consisting of plaster and pigments bound with glue and usually applied to wood.<ref name="C" />
A large part of his work involves figures in unusual, kinetic poses, but he also painted landscapes with industrial buildings. His interest in music led him to provide decorations for the [[Teatro Colón]]. He also devised a painting technique he called "yeso cocido" (cooked plaster), consisting of plaster and pigments bound with glue and usually applied to wood.<ref name="C" />


==Gallery==
==Selected paintings==
<center><gallery widths="150" heights="135">
<gallery widths="180px" heights="180px">
File:Guttero-Cavarry.jpg|''Retrato de Lucien de Cavarry'' (''Portrait of Lucien de Cavarry''), 1911, [[MALBA]], Buenos Aires
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File:Guttero-Elevators.jpg|Grain Elevators in [[Rosario]]
File:Alfredo Guttero - Mujeres indolentes - Google Art Project.jpg|''Mujeres indolentes'' (''Indolent Women''), 1927, [[Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires)|Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes]], Buenos Aires
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File:Guttero-Market.jpg|The Market
File:Alfredo Guttero - Mujeres indolentes - Google Art Project.jpg|Indolent Women
File:Alfredo Guttero - Anunciación - Google Art Project.jpg|''Anunciación'' (''Annunciation''), 1928, [[Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires)|Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes]], Buenos Aires
File:Guttero-Cavarry.jpg|Portrait of Lucien Cavarry</br> (a musician)
File:Guttero-Composition.jpg|''Composición'' (''Composition''), 1928, Private collection, Buenos Aires
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File:Guttero-Elevators.jpg|''Elevadores de grano'' (''Grain Elevators''), 1928, Private collection
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</gallery></center>
File:Guttero-Boat.jpg|''Barca en la ribera'' (''Boat on the Riverbank''), 1929, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship| Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto]], Buenos Aires
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File:Guttero-Market.jpg|''Feria'' (''Market''), 1929, Private collection
File:Guttero-Dove.jpg|''Anunciación con paloma'' (''Annunciation with dove''), 1931, [[MALBA]], Buenos Aires
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</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Julio E. Payró, ''Alfredo Guttero'', (Volume 12 of Biblioteca argentina de arte), Editorial Poseidón, 1943
* Julio E. Payró, ''Alfredo Guttero'', (Vol. 12 of ''Biblioteca argentina de arte''), Buenos Aires: Editorial Poseidón, 1943
* [https://www.malba.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Alfredo-Guttero-Un-artista-moderno-en-acci%C3%B3n.pdf ''Alfredo Guttero: Un artista moderno en acción''] (Exhibition catalogue), Buenos Aires: [[MALBA]], 2006


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.artexpertswebsite.com/pages/artists/guttero.php An appreciation of Guttero] @ ArtExperts.
* [http://www.artexpertswebsite.com/pages/artists/guttero.php An appreciation of Guttero] @ ArtExperts.
* [http://www.me.gov.ar/pinacoteca/autores/bibliografia.html?cod_autor=76 Brief biography and appreciation] @ the Argentine Ministry of Education
* [http://www.me.gov.ar/pinacoteca/autores/bibliografia.html?cod_autor=76 Brief biography and appreciation] @ the Argentine Ministry of Education
* [http://pandorama-art.blogspot.com/2006/09/alfredo-guttero-en-el-malba.html Exhibition of Guttero's works in 2006] at [[MALBA]], from Pandorama.
* [http://pandorama-art.blogspot.com/2006/09/alfredo-guttero-en-el-malba.html Exhibition of Guttero's works in 2006] at [[MALBA]], from Pandorama.



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Latest revision as of 11:00, 24 August 2023

Alfredo Guttero
Born
Alfredo Nicolás Guttero

(1882-05-26)26 May 1882
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died1 December 1932(1932-12-01) (aged 50)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Known forPainting, stage design
MovementModernism

Alfredo Nicolás Guttero (26 May 1882, Buenos Aires – 1 December 1932, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine modernist painter and art promoter.

Biography[edit]

He displayed creative talent at an early age, starting with music but later turning to art. Following his family's wishes, he began a legal career, but left it to become a painter, under the encouragement of Ernesto de la Cárcova and Martín Malharro.[1] In 1904, he received a grant from the Argentinian government to study in Europe and lived in Paris until 1916, where he studied with Maurice Denis and participated in the Salon. Following that, he lived in Segovia and Madrid, with brief stays in Germany, Austria and Italy and visits to virtually every other part of Western Europe, ending with a major exhibition in Genoa.

After more than two decades away from home, he returned in 1927, where he remained intensely active during the five years remaining until his death. He became the Director of the "Plastic Arts" division of the local Wagner Society and created the "Hall of Modern Painters", where he introduced the works of Miguel Carlos Victorica [es] and Demetrio Urruchúa [es], among others.[1] Together with Raquel Forner, Alfredo Bigatti and Pedro Domínguez Neira (1894–1970), he created the Cursos Libres de Arte Plástico. In 1931, he exhibited at the First Baltimore Pan-American Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings at the Baltimore Museum of Art.[1] Much of his time and energy was spent promoting modern art, in opposition to the reactionary forces prevalent at that period. His death came suddenly.

A large part of his work involves figures in unusual, kinetic poses, but he also painted landscapes with industrial buildings. His interest in music led him to provide decorations for the Teatro Colón. He also devised a painting technique he called "yeso cocido" (cooked plaster), consisting of plaster and pigments bound with glue and usually applied to wood.[1]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Brief biography @ Centro Virtual de Arte Argentino.

Further reading[edit]

External links[edit]

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