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Female academy

Carlos Baca-Florca. 1893 - ca. 1895

MALI, Museo de Arte de Lima

MALI, Museo de Arte de Lima
Lima, Peru

Following the advice of Spanish painter Francisco Padilla, in 1893 Carlos Baca-Flor decided to move to Paris. He then met painter Louis Roger, who was to introduce him to his future teacher, Jean Paul Laurens. He then enrolled in prestigious Académie Julian to attend the studios of Laurens and Benjamin Constant. Here he fundamentally practiced on nude models, which is reflected in the vigorous studies he made at the time. His work emphasized the modeling and chiaroscuro effects which he combined with remarkable realism and attention to detail. Along with life studies and anatomical drawings, Baca-Flor also approached the foundation of the great European tradition, through, for example, the study of Greco-Roman copies and of architectural perspective. Although his formal education concluded in 1895, the artist continued in his obsessive learning process for the next five years, alternately travelling to Italy or making spontaneous sketches in the streets of Paris. (LEW)

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  • Title: Female academy
  • Creator Lifespan: Islay, 1867 - París, 1941
  • Creator Nationality: Peruvian
  • Creator Gender: Masculine
  • Creator Death Place: París
  • Creator Birth Place: Islay
  • Date Created: ca. 1893 - ca. 1895
  • Physical Dimensions: w480 x h625 cm (Complete)
  • Type: Charcoal on paper
  • Rights: Colección Museo de Arte de Lima. Programa de Adquisiciones 1959
  • drawer: Carlos Baca-Flor
  • Título original: Academia femenina
  • Técnica: Carbón sobre papel
  • Texto curatorial: Por consejo del pintor español Francisco Pradilla, a comienzos de 1893 Carlos Baca-Flor decide trasladarse a París. Por entonces conoció al pintor Louis Roger, quien habría de presentarle a su futuro maestro, Jean Paul Laurens. Ingresa luego a la prestigiosa Academia Julian, para frecuentar los talleres del propio Laurens y de Benjamín Constant. Allí realizó un aprendizaje fundamentalmente práctico ante el modelo desnudo, que se ve reflejado en los vigorosos estudios de esta época. En ellos se enfatiza el modelado y los efectos del claroscuro, que combina con sorprendentes detalles realistas. Junto con el estudio “del natural” y de la anatomía humana, Baca-Flor se aproximó a los fundamentos de la “gran tradición” europea a través, por ejemplo, de los calcos grecorromanos y de los estudios de perspectiva arquitectónica. Si bien sus estudios formales culminaron en 1895, el artista continuaría durante el lustro siguiente en su obsesivo proceso de aprendizaje, alternativamente viajando a Italia o tomando espontáneos apuntes en las calles de París. (LEW)
MALI, Museo de Arte de Lima

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