Reinaldo Giudici (1853,

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– 30 August 1921,

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) was an

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-born Argentine painter, best known for his early

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works in the

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style.

Biography

He emigrated to Uruguay with his father when he was eight years old and they settled in Montevideo. There, he studied in the workshop of

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. In 1876, he moved to Buenos Aires, where he was one of the first to attend classes at the newly created "Sociedad Estímulo de Bellas Artes" (SEBA).Brief biography
@ the Juan Carlos Castagnino Municipal Museum of Art. In 1878, he received a grant from the

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, so he could travel to Italy and complete his studies. He worked with

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, a member of the art movement known as the

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but, despite the grant, was forced to return to Argentina due to financial difficulties. He returned to Italy in 1880, with a new grant from the Province, and studied in Venice with Giacomo Favretto, who influenced his method of presenting light and color. It was there he created some of his best known works, including "La Sopa de los Pobres" (Soup for the Poor), which was first shown in Berlin in 1884, during a tour of Germany and Switzerland. Later, it was purchased by

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, on behalf of the Argentine government, becoming one of the first paintings selected for inclusion in the new Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. He was a teacher at SEBA and its successor, the "Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes" (ANBA), for 35 years. In 1904, he received a Gold Medal at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. In addition to his paintings, he was one of the artists commissioned to decorate the

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and the

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. At first, his paintings were mostly

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style. In his later years, he concentrated on portraits and landscapes.

References

External links

Arcadja Auctions: More works by Giudici
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giudici, Reinaldo 1853 births 1921 deaths People from the Province of Como 19th-century Argentine painters 19th-century Argentine male artists 19th-century Italian male artists Argentine male painters Genre painters Landscape painters Italian emigrants to Argentina Naturalized citizens of Argentina 20th-century Italian painters 20th-century Italian male artists Italian male painters