Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858)

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Description

Johann Moritz Rugendas
Jinete Chileno
signed and dated 1839, Santiago Chile, lower left
9 1/8 by 12in.
(23.2 by 30.5cm)

oil on canvas

Provenance

María Canciani de Flindt, Santiago
Thence by descent

Catalogue Note

During the late 1830s Rugendas worked extensively on a series dedicated to Chilean "costumbrista" themes, recording costumes and customs throughout the country and publishing a small notebook with five lithographs entitled, Album de de Trajes Chilenos in 1838. Jinete Chileno is a closely observed painting of a galloping horseman from central Chile with the Cordillera de los Andes in the background.