Fermín Arango Barcia (April 9, 1874 – October 5, 1962) was a Spanish-Argentine painter. He produced over sixty works in his career, which were predominantly landscapes. His work has been described as part of

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and

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, and was influenced by

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Biography

Born in the Asturian town of

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, Arango emigrated to

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with his family when he was very young. There he completed his artistic training at the Association for the Promotion of Fine Arts of Buenos Aires. He had his first exhibition there in 1904 at the Witcomb Gallery, where he displayed paintings including ''El embarcadero del lago, La trancera y puerto Hauret, Nocturno, Idilio, Femme, La toillete,'' and ''Paisaje del Sena''. During this time, he worked as an illustrator for

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and Caras y Caretas (Argentina). In 1905, he moved to

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, where he was in frequent contact with

Pablo Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic ...

Ignacio Zuloaga Ignacio Zuloaga y Zabaleta (July 26, 1870October 31, 1945) was a Spanish painter, born in Eibar, Guipuzcoa, near the monastery of Loyola. Family He was the son of metalworker and damascening, damascener Plácido Zuloaga and grandson of the orga ...

Juan Gris José Victoriano González-Pérez (23 March 1887 – 11 May 1927), better known as Juan Gris (; ), was a Spanish painter born in Madrid who lived and worked in France for most of his active period. Closely connected to the innovative artistic g ...

, Guillaume Apolinaire, and Hermenegildo Camarasa. Between 1910 and 1913, he exhibited paintings several times at the "Autumn Salon" of the

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. In 1914, his work was exhibited in the salon of

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in Brussels, in honor of

Darío de Regoyos Darío de Regoyos y Valdés (November 1, 1857 – October 29, 1913) was a Spanish people, Spanish painter. He was notable for contributing to "the renewal of modern Spanish painting". A student of Carlos de Haes at the Real Academia de Bellas Ar ...

, who had died the previous year. In 1919, he participated in the Exposition of Spanish Painting at the

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, along with works from several of the aforementioned artists. Juan Sebastian Elkano Ignacio Zuloagaren irudimenezko koadroa

He returned to

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periodically, including in 1914, 1919, and 1952. During this time, we was in high demand as an engraver for the creation of

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of oil paintings; which he did most notably for his friend,

as well as for the governments of

, the city of San Sebastian, and

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publishing house. Zuloaga rendered him in a notable portrait in 1934, which is currently on display at the Museum of Fine Arts of

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. Later in life, he retreated from most of his artistic activities and retired to his house in

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, near Paris. He died there on October 5, 1962.

Gallery

File:Fermín Arango, c. 1925 (51544978581).jpg, alt=Self-Portrait by Fermin Arango (1925) Oil painting of a man with a thick mustache and beard wearing a white collared shirt and tie., Self-Portrait by Fermin Arango (1925) File:Portrait of an Old Man - Fermin Arango December 1900.jpg, alt=Portrait of an old man by Fermin Arango (1900). It is inscribed "to my dear brother Francisco". Discolored portrait of a bearded olf man gazing downwards., Portrait of an old man by Fermin Arango (1900). It is inscribed "to my dear brother Francisco, December 1900".

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Biography

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