Sitting lady. Oil on canvas, 92. 5 x 68 cm. 1902. Signed lower right corner. Since 1868, argentina had quintupled its population, was one of the "breadbaskets of the world" and a major supplier of beef and wool. All of this had produced an extremely wealthy ruling class, which built mansions, ports, railway stations and imposing public buildings. The argentine capital is one of the most important cities in the world, on par with paris, berlin, london or new york. The procession of european artists who traveled to argentina was constant. But buenos aires society recognized checa as "its greatest brush. " ulpiano checa's arrival was announced by "the new york herald", "el tiempo" from azul, and "la nación" from buenos aires, and his stay caused more of a stir than that of sorolla, who had visited argentina a few months before. Date: 1902.
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