Carlos María Herrera (December 18, 1875 – September 27, 1914) was a

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an painter.

Biography

Born in

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, Herrera began his studies there under the instruction of the Italian painter, Pedro Queirolo, later relocating to

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for two years at the Círculo Estímulo de Bellas Artes. In 1897 he traveled for the first time to

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, studying in

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with the

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Salvador Sánchez Barbudo and Mariano Barbasán. He continued his studies in Spain with Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida. In 1902 he took his second and final trip to Europe. As a specialist in portraits, Herrera was popular among the high society of Montevideo. His portraits of women and children display his mastery of

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, his favored medium. He also delved, like many of his contemporaries, into the genre of ''nativismo'', painting scenes of

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s and

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s. He also painted in the historical genre, his most popular works in this genre being ''Congreso de Abril de 1813'' and ''Artigas en el Hervidero'', which appears on the reverse of the $1000 note. Some of his portraits are in permanent display in the National Museum of Visual Arts in Montevideo.

Selected paintings

File:Carlos Maria Herrera - Descansando.jpg, Resting File:Carlos María Herrera - Retrato de la madre.jpg, Portrait of his Mother File:Grito de Asencio.jpg, The Cry of Asencio File:Carlos Maria Herrera - Niño.jpg, Child

External links

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Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales de Uruguay
1875 births 1914 deaths Artists from Montevideo 20th-century Uruguayan painters Uruguayan male artists Uruguayan male painters Stamp designers 20th-century Uruguayan male artists {{Uruguay-painter-stub