Domingo García y Vásquez

Domingo García y Vásquez
Domingo García y Vásquez
Born	1859; Vigo, Spain
Died	18 January 1912 (aged 52–53); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Education	Georg Grimm; Academia Imperial de Belas Artes;
Style	plein air painting
Movement	Grupo Grimm

Domingo García y Vásquez (c. 1859 – 1912) was a Spanish-born Brazilian landscape painter.

Biography

His father owned a company in Rio de Janeiro and brought Domingo there to be with him sometime between 1871 and 1876. He was enrolled at the

Academia Imperial de Belas Artes (AIBA) from 1879 to 1884, where he became a student of the German landscape painter Georg Grimm.^[1]

When Grimm staged a protest against the Academy's teaching methods, García joined him and several other students (including

Henri-Joseph Harpignies from 1885 to 1888.^[1]

When he returned from Europe, he discovered that his paintings were no longer very popular in Brazil. Introverted by nature, he became filled with self-doubt and fell into poverty. For much of the nineties, he gave up painting altogether, and spent his time taking long walks along the beach or fishing to earn a little money.[2]

In 1901, he got up the courage to have a small exhibit at the "Exposição Geral de Belas Artes". Four years later, he made a long tour of the Serra da Estrela, in Teresópolis, producing several major works for display at the Exposição in 1906. His paintings were praised, but were not accepted for the exhibition.^[1] As a result, he became severely depressed and returned to his aimless behavior. In 1912, he committed suicide during the evening show at the Cinema Soberano on the Rua da Carioca.^{[clarification needed]}^[1]