Pedro Figari, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pedro Figari

Uruguayan painter and politician

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1861

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 24-Jul-1938

Profession: writer, lawyer, politician, painter, journalist, visual artist, philosopher

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Pedro Figari (June 29, 1861 – July 24, 1938) was a Uruguayan painter, lawyer, writer, and politician.
Although he did not begin the practice until his later years, he is best known as an early modernist painter who emphasized capturing the everyday aspects of life in his work.
In most of his pieces, he attempts to capture the essence of his home by painting local customs that he had observed in his childhood. Figari painted primarily from memory, a technique that gives his work a far more personal feeling.
With his unique style, which involved painting without the intention to create an illusion, he, along with other prominent Latin-American artists such as Diego Rivera and Tarsila do Amaral, sparked a revolution of identity in the art world of Latin America.