Alfredo Bigatti (1898–1964) was an Argentine sculptor, medalist, and visual artist.
Born in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
, Bigatti studied and then taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, and then toured numerous countries in Europe from 1924 through 1928, including studying in Paris with
Antoine Bourdelle.
Bigatti's major work is probably the
National Flag Memorial in
Rosario, Santa Fe, in collaboration with architects
Ángel Guido
Ángel Francisco Guido (1896–1960) was an Argentine architect, engineer and writer.
Guido was educated at the National University of Córdoba and graduated as an architect in 1921. Most of his work is in his home town of Rosario. With ...
and
Alejandro Bustillo, and fellow sculptors
José Fioravanti
José Fioravanti (August 4, 1896 – October 10, 1977) was a prolific Argentine sculptor known for the many civic monuments he created.
Life and work
Fioravanti was born in Buenos Aires in 1896. He developed a very early interest in sculpture ...
and
Eduardo Barnes
Eduardo Amancio Barnes (March 24, 1901 – August 31, 1977) was an Argentine sculptor, and one of his country's preeminent creators of sacred art.
Life and work
Barnes was born in Rosario in 1901. The self-taught sculptor worked with clay, marble ...
.
In 1936 Bigatti married the Expressionist painter
Raquel Forner
Raquel Forner (1902–1988) was an Argentine painter known for her expressionist works.
Life
Forner was born in Buenos Aires in 1902. Her father was Spanish by nationality and her mother was an Argentine of Spanish descent. As a result of fr ...
.
Sources
online biography
1898 births
1964 deaths
Artists from Buenos Aires
20th-century Argentine sculptors
20th-century Argentine male artists
Male sculptors
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