Emilio Pettoruti

Japanese: ペトルチ（英語表記）Emilio Pettoruti

1892‐1971
Argentine painter. Initially, he aimed to be a caricaturist. In 1913, he received a scholarship to study in Italy, where he learned fresco painting and also came into contact with Futurist painters. In 1923, he formed friendships with Cubists such as Picasso and J. Gris in Paris, and returned to Argentina in 1924. He brought back the first abstract paintings to Argentina, and became a central figure in the contemporary art movement there. His abstract paintings, which combined futurist movements with Cubist-style compositions, were the most avant-garde works in Argentina at the time, and created a buzz. [Kato Kaoru]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1892‐1971
アルゼンチンの画家。最初，風刺画家を目ざした。1913年奨学金を得てイタリアへ留学し，フレスコ画を学ぶ一方，未来派の画家たちとも接触。23年パリでピカソ，J.グリスらのキュビストと親交を結び24年帰国。アルゼンチンに初めて抽象画を持ち帰り，同地の現代美術活動の中心的存在となった。キュビスム風の構成に未来派の動きを加えた抽象画は，当時のアルゼンチンでは最前衛の作品として話題をまいた。【加藤薫】

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