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Humareda, Víctor
(b Lampa, nr Juliaca, 6 March 1920; d 23 Nov 1986). Peruvian painter and draughtsman. He moved in 1938 to Lima, where he studied at the Escuela Nacional Superior de Bellas Artes under José Sabogal, Julia Codesido (b 1892) and Ricardo Grau. In 1947 he travelled to Buenos Aires, where he completed his studies at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes Ernesto de la Cárcova. He worked in a dramatic Expressionist style, using strong, rich colours to express his particular vision of Lima as seen from the point of view of a poor immigrant from the provinces. He was only remotely involved with commercial galleries, and his work was full of the isolation, melancholy and darkness of his life. Humareda evolved a sombre, realistic vision of the old streets of the capital and of the misery of the poor bullfighters and prostitutes, the Quixotes of his imagination. His drawings, characterized by precise and economical marks, constitute further evidence of his remarkable psychological insights.
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