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An attorney, politician, and journalist, Figari was a member of the Uruguayan Parliament as well as the Director of the Escula Nacional de Artes y Oficios in Montevideo. Figari traveled throughout Europe in the 1890s after receiving his law degree. He also lived in Paris from 1925-1933.

Though a talented artist as a child he did not study art until he was an adult, and then with the Argentine Italian-trained painter Godofredo Sommavilla (1850-1944). He wrote several books on art as well as the law. He was particularly concerned with using the law to aid the poor of Latin America.

He moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1921 and lived there for four years. In 1930, a book about Figari was written by Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986). Many scholars regard his years in Argentina as his most productive period. Figari worked mainly in oil on cardboard during this time. In Buenos Aires, he saw and was deeply influenced by the work of Vuillard and Bonnard. The effect of their work can be seen his paintings of gauchos, pampas, and African-American villages in the dramatic Argentine landscape.

At the end of his life, when he returned home, Figari was appointed the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Education’s art advisor. Art Experts will be pleased to investigate the authenticity and value of your painting by Pedro Figari. We also consult on the sales of works by Pedro Figari.