OSWALDO GUYASAMIN WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
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Attributed to Oswaldo Guyasamin, no coa, private collection, medium: watercolor, measurements:18"WX22"H Framed, mint condition Biography: Oswaldo GuayasamÃn Calero was an Ecuadorian painter and sculptor of Kichwa and Mestizo heritage. GuayasamÃn started painting from the time he was six years old. He loved to draw from that age. Starting from watercolors and transforming all the way through to his signature humanity pieces, his art career had many highlights. Although tragedy molded GuayasamÃn's work, it was his friend's death that inspired him to paint powerful symbols of truth in society and injustices around him. While his interest was seldom with his school work, he began selling his art before the time that he could even read. After his attendance at the School of Fine Arts in Quito, his career took off.La GalerÃa Caspicara, an art gallery opened by Eduardo Kingman in 1940, was one of the first places that GuayasamÃn was featured. His themes of oppression in the lower social classes allowed him to stand out and gain more recognition. El Silencio in particular, was a painting from this showcase that stood out. It marks a shift in GuayasamÃn's work from storytelling to focusing on his subjects symbolizing all human suffering.GuayasamÃn met José Clemente Orozco while traveling in the United States of America and Mexico from 1942 to 1943. They traveled together to many of the diverse countries in South America. They visited Peru, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and other countries. Through these travels, he observed more of the indigenous lifestyle and poverty that appeared in his paintings.
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OSWALDO GUYASAMIN WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
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