Pedro Weingärtner (26 July 1853 – 26 December 1929) was an important

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painter of

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, and the first artist born in Rio Grande do Sul to win international praise for his work.

Biography

Born in

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, to a family of German immigrants, he began his artistic career as an amateur, helped by his brother Inácio, who was a

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, and possibly also by the painter Delfim da Câmara. In 1878 he moved to

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in order to study in the Grossherzoglich Badische Kunstschule, in

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. There he became a pupil of Ferdinand Keller, Theodor Poeckh and Ernst Hildebrand. In 1880 Keller moved to

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, being followed by Weingärtner, who then enrolled in the local Academy. In 1882 he left Germany for

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, studying in the Académie Julian under

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and

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. Wrecked by financial issues, he thought of abandoning his studies, but such situation was reverted by supportive friends, including Baron of Itajubá, who got for him a special scholarship from Emperor Pedro II upon Bouguereau's advice. Then he could further his education in

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. Thereafter for many years he divided his time between

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, Porto Alegre and Rome, traveling very often and being celebrated as one of the most important Brazilian painters of his generation. In Rio Grande do Sul he was a star. In 1920 he was back in Porto Alegre, where the remained until death. His fame declined from 1925 on, facing competition from new painters and changing tastes in local art. He devoted all his efforts to a half- Realist half- Romantic approach to Academicism even while such styles were already being severely challenged by Modern tendencies. Major themes in his work were mythological scenes, landscapes and genre paintings focusing mainly immigrants and the

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Selected paintings

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''. Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art File:Ceifa alemã2 - Pedro Weingärtner-1903.jpg, ''German harvest'', 1903. Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo File:Pedro Weingärtner - Paisagem, 1900.jpg, ''Landscape'', 1900.

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'', 1898. Rio Grande do Sul Museum of Art

References

*Damasceno, Athos. ''Artes Plásticas no Rio Grande do Sul''. Porto Alegre: Editora Globo, 1971. pp. 196–216.

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Weingartner, Pedro 1853 births 1929 deaths Brazilian romantic painters Brazilian people of German descent Realist painters 19th-century Brazilian painters 19th-century Brazilian male artists 20th-century Brazilian painters 20th-century Brazilian male artists Académie Julian alumni

Biography

Selected paintings

See also

References

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