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Vincente Puig Signed Art Nouveau Oil Painting "Europa". The Mythological Subject Of Europa On The Back Of Zeus Turned Into A Bull.
Signed top left. Newspaper Article affixed to verso. Oil painting on canvas mounted on a wood panel.
Size:
Art 21"H x 17"W
Frame 30"H x 26"W x 3"D
The God Zeus fell in love with Europa. One day while Europa was wandering amongst her father’s herds of cattle she saw a white bull. She was not aware that Zeus had turned himself into the bull in order to trick her. After she climbed on his back he quickly jumped into the sea and carried her away from her homeland. Europa’s father sent her brother Cadmus to find her and bring her home. Cadmus sailed over the sea and eventually arrived in Greece. He never did find his sister but it was Cadmus who brought the alphabet to the Greeks. The continent of Europe got its name from the princess Europa.
Vicente Puig (1882-1965) was a distinguished artist born in Matadero, Barcelona. He emigrated to the Rio de la Plata region in the late 1940s and eventually settled in Montevideo. Throughout his artistic journey, Puig exhibited a profound passion for fine lines and decorative styles, with traces of Impressionist influences evident in his works.
Condition: nice
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