Lot 3: Pedro Blanes Viale (1879-1926)

Terraza signed 'P. Blanes Viale' lower left oil on canvas 451/4 x 35 3/8in. (115 x 90cm.) Painted ca. 1920 PROVENANCE Private collection, Buenos Aires NOTES Leaving behind the heavy chiaroscuro of his education, Blanes Viale began experimenting with a palate of unusual chromatic intensity, imbuing his work with a tonality that was obviously influenced by and approximated the Impressionists. Light and color effects are explored in his work while maintaining and often reinforcing the line of form and shadow. He worked principally in Spain and Paris until 1916 when he returned to Uruguay and rediscovered the physical magnificence of his home. It has been suggested that this painting was executed from the artist's terrace in his Palma de Mallorca home.