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Ricardo Roque Carpani BIOGRAPHY
1930 Tigre, Argentina - 1997 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Known for: Painting.
Born in Tigre, a northern suburb of Buenos Aires, he moved with his family to the city proper in 1936, and there Carpani finished his secondary school studies. He then started to study law, but soon... Read full biography
Born in Tigre, a northern suburb of Buenos Aires, he moved with his family to the city proper in 1936, and there Carpani finished his secondary school studies. He then started to study law, but soon abandoned it, and at the age of 20 he traveled to Paris, France, where he became first a model for... Read full biography
Born in Tigre, a northern suburb of Buenos Aires, he moved with his family to the city proper in 1936, and there Carpani finished his secondary school studies. He then started to study law, but soon abandoned it, and at the age of 20 he traveled to Paris, France, where he became first a model for artists and then an artist himself. He returned to Buenos Aires in 1952 and studied a year with master Emilio Pettorutti. His first art exhibition took place in 1957. Together with other artists, he... Read full biography
Born in Tigre, a northern suburb of Buenos Aires, he moved with his family to the city proper in 1936, and there Carpani finished his secondary school studies. He then started to study law, but soon abandoned it, and at the age of 20 he traveled to Paris, France, where he became first a model for artists and then an artist himself. He returned to Buenos Aires in 1952 and studied a year with master Emilio Pettorutti. His first art exhibition took place in 1957. Together with other artists, he founded the Espartaco movement.* . Carpani was sympathetic with social causes, and his paintings are focused on topics such as the unemployed, working people and the poor, as well as nationalistic themes. His paintings are strong, solid and clear-cut,... Read full biography
Born in Tigre, a northern suburb of Buenos Aires, he moved with his family to the city proper in 1936, and there Carpani finished his secondary school studies. He then started to study law, but soon abandoned it, and at the age of 20 he traveled to Paris, France, where he became first a model for artists and then an artist himself. He returned to Buenos Aires in 1952 and studied a year with master Emilio Pettorutti. His first art exhibition took place in 1957. Together with other artists, he founded the Espartaco movement.* . Carpani was sympathetic with social causes, and his paintings are focused on topics such as the unemployed, working people and the poor, as well as nationalistic themes. His paintings are strong, solid and clear-cut, often portraying determined men; this line of work is reflected in his illustrations of Argentina's national epic... Read full biography
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Born in Tigre, a northern suburb of Buenos Aires, he moved with his family to the city proper in 1936, and there Carpani finished his secondary school studies. He then started to study law, but soon abandoned it, and at the age of 20 he traveled to Paris, France, where he became first a model for artists and then an artist himself.
He returned to Buenos Aires in 1952 and studied a year with master Emilio Pettorutti. His first art exhibition took place in 1957. Together with other artists, he founded the Espartaco movement.*
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