Luis Perlotti

Luis Perlotti
Luis Perlotti
	Realism

Luis Perlotti (June 23, 1890 – January 25, 1969) was an

Argentine

sculptor.

Early life and influences

Perlotti was born into a family of

Salon.^[1]

He became acquainted with other Argentine artists, including painter

Eduardo Holmberg and Juan Bautista Ambrosetti, as well as the regionalist fiction of Ricardo Rojas, would influence Perlotti to incorporate indigenous motifs in which developing style, and a tour of the Andes in 1925 would further influence his work in subsequent years.^[1]

Works

He would be commissioned to create large-scale works for both public display and for private clients, notably the

Martín Fierro Award, among numerous other works.^[1]

Museum

Perlotti donated his house and workshop in the Caballito ward of Buenos Aires in 1969 for its use as a museum. Vacationing in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in January 1969, the noted sculptor died in an automobile accident. The Luis Perlotti Museum became the municipal museum of sculpture of Buenos Aires, and was reopened in 2008 following a four-year refurbishment and expansion.^[2]