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The Family (La familia)

The Family (La familia)

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Antonio Seguí

"SeguÍ brought Argentinian art to international reputation. In his depiction of the "Family," he reveals his indebtedness to the figural distortions of Bacon and De Kooning, but with his own unique and forceful Hispanic overtones. His fascinating masks of people have been called "anecdotal figuration," as well as "post-expressionistic neo-figuration."" 19th & 20th century art from collections of alumni & friends : inaugural exhibition, September 11 - November 8, 1970, Elvehjem Art Center (1970), p. 115.
Artist
Antonio Seguí
(Argentine, 1934 – 2022)
Title
The Family (La familia)
Date
1964
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
25 1/2 x 33 7/8 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Gosman
Accession No.
70.32
Classification
Paintings
Geography
Argentina

Related

After 1964, sold by Lefebre Gallery (New York, NY) to Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Gosman (Toledo, OH); December 1970, gifted to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Century Art from Collections of Alumni & Friends." Madison, WI: Regents of the University of Wisconsin, 1970. p. 115, no. 145
  • D. Ashton. "The Non-rational Tradition in Modern Art." Studio International CLXIX, no. 864 (April, 1965). p. 187
  • J. Canaday. "Antonio Seguí." The New York Times, January 24, 1965.

  • Recent Acquisitions: Elvehjem Art Center, 6/11/1971–8/29/1971
  • Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Cen. Art from Collection of Alumni & Friends: Elvehjem Art Center, 9/11/1970–11/8/1970
  • The Gosman Collection: University of Pittsburgh, 9/14/1969–10/10/1969

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