Julia Codesido

This collection brings together part of the most representative art works of one of the most important painters of the Peruvian indigenist movement: Julia Codesido.

By Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Esta colección, que actualmente se encuentra bajo la custodia de la PUCP, forma parte de la Fundación Julia Codesido.

José Sabogal José Sabogal (1957) by Julia CodesidoPontifical Catholic University of Peru

Julia Codesido: an indigenist painter

Julia Codesido was one of the most important artists of the 20th century indigenist movement. During the 1920s she was a student and later a teacher at the former Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, where her work was strongly influenced by José Sabogal.

Santusa Santusa, Julia Codesido, ca. 1927-1929, From the collection of: Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
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José Carlos Mariátegui, Julia Codesido, Siglo XX, From the collection of: Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
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Manta limeña Manta limeña (1945) by Julia CodesidoPontifical Catholic University of Peru

Characteristics of her art work

Her works are characterized by the use of warm colors, an energetic stroke and a drawing of sensitive lines, which synthesized various artistic elements of the vanguard of her time.

The theme of her art works was influenced by an indigenous aesthetic and a high degree of social commitment, which was a fundamental part of her production as an artist.

Labores de campo, Julia Codesido, Siglo XX, From the collection of: Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
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Retrato de Olga Retrato de Olga, Julia Codesido, ca. 1927 - 1929, From the collection of: Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
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India desnuda India desnuda (ca. 1923-1925) by Julia CodesidoPontifical Catholic University of Peru

Getting to know her art

Her main works include nudes of women, portraits and works of a naturalistic nature. Among her best-known paintings are  "India desnuda", "Simón Bolívar", "Limeña", "Caballo Verde" and "La Palabra".

Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar, Julia Codesido, Siglo XX, From the collection of: Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
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Limeña Limeña, Julia Codesido, Siglo XX, From the collection of: Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
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Caballo Verde Caballo Verde, Julia Codesido, 1952, From the collection of: Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
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La palabra La palabra, Julia Codesido, Siglo XX, From the collection of: Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
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Content: Dirección de Asuntos Culturales

Photographs: Dirección de Asuntos Culturales

References: 

Moyano-Chiang, G. (2020). Indias Huancas de Julia Codesido. Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie VII, Historia del Arte, pp. 221–250.  

Vallenas, A. (Ed.). (2014). Los tesoros culturales de la PUCP: Catálogo de arte prehispánico y popular [2]. Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. 

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