Mario Vargas (1928-2017) - villagers oil on panel circa 1973
We've always loved Mario Vargas's paintings. There's a kind of serenity in his figures, with their enveloping, protective lines, his warm color palette and his distinctive glaze that brings transparency and depth.
Beautiful oil on wood executed in 1973 and entitled Les Villageoises.
Sizes unframed : H 31.88 In. - W 25.59 In.
Sizes framed : H 42.12 In. - W 39.37 In.
In perfect condition.
Biography:
Mario Vargas: Born on December 1, 1928 in Sucre, Bolivia, and died on July 20, 2017 in La Verrière, Yvelines.
Mario Vargas spent his childhood with his mother. After her death, she remained present in almost all his paintings. She is the "earth-mother" of Indian mythology, with her enveloping, protective lines.
He studied at the Fine Arts School in Sucre.
After several trips and exhibitions in La Paz, São Paulo, Rio, Cuzco and Lima, he left to study the restoration of old paintings in Madrid.
He travelled throughout Europe and finally settled in France, where he waited a few years before exhibiting. Since then, Mario Vargas has exhibited in Brazil, Monaco, Germany, Florida, Geneva...
Transparency and luminosity convey the intuitive understanding of the American Indians: symbiosis with Nature, perception of every moment, inner peace. His compositions bear witness to this simple, reserved and spiritual life.
