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Onofre Jarpa Labra (12 June 1849 – 15 February 1940) was a Chilean landscape painter in the Romantic style, and an essayist on various artistic topics.

Onofre Jarpa
Born	(1849-06-12)12 June 1849 Alhué, Chile
Died	15 February 1940(1940-02-15) (aged 90) Santiago, Chile

Biography

His education began at the Instituto Nacional, a prestigious school that has produced many of Chile's presidents. He continued his studies at the Academy of Painting (Santiago, Chile) (also known as Academia de Bellas Artes de Santiago),[1] directed by the conservative Italian painter Alejandro Ciccarelli, who resigned in 1869 and was replaced by the German painter, Ernst Kirchbach, who took a progressive approach that was more amenable to Jarpa's temperament.

In 1875, he won second prize at an international exhibition in Santiago and, six years later, received a government grant to study in Europe, where he visited Spain, Rome and Paris. In Spain, he worked with Francisco Pradilla, who had a major influence on his style.[1] His most important period, however, came during his stay in Venice, where his style became more Naturalistic and he began producing still-lifes.[2] He also became devoted to painting en plein aire. After his European tour, he visited the Holy Land, where he painted scenes from the River Jordan and Mount Carmel.

Upon returning to Chile, he became a teacher. Among his best-known students were José Tomás Errázuriz, Alberto Valenzuela Llanos and the caricaturist Jorge Délano Frederick.[3] He resisted the trends toward French Impressionism, represented by his former classmate, Juan Francisco González, although he was on good terms with the Grupo Montparnasse and the Generación del 13.[1]

In addition to his landscapes and still lifes, he painted several portraits of notable public figures. A quiet, deeply religious man, he continued to paint almost until the day of his death.[2] Most of his works are now in private collections.

References

Further reading

• Anna Francisca Allamand, Onofre Jarpa: la naturaleza, fuente inagotable de inspiración, (Nature: an inexhaustible source of inspiration, Volume 5 of "Pintura chilena del siglo XIX"), Origo Ediciones, 2008 ISBN 956-316-029-0

External links

Media related to Onofre Jarpa at Wikimedia Commons

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[de] Onofre Jarpa

Onofre Jarpa Labra (* 12. Juni 1849 in Villa de Alhué; † 15. Februar 1940 in Santiago de Chile) war ein chilenischer Maler.

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- [en] Onofre Jarpa

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[es] Onofre Jarpa

Onofre Jarpa Labra (Alhué, 12 de junio de 1849-Santiago, 15 de febrero de 1940) fue un pintor paisajista chileno, también se desempeñó como ensayista de temas de artísticos en diversas publicaciones chilenas. Su extensa vida le permitió trabajar con una gran cantidad de artistas diferentes y llegó a educar a uno de los cuatro grandes maestros de la pintura chilena, el paisajista Alberto Valenzuela Llanos, además, conoció a los otros tres. Trabajó junto al pintor histórico Manuel Antonio Caro y algunos miembros de la generación del trece, entre los que destacan Ezequiel Plaza y el premio nacional de arte, Agustín Abarca. Antonio Romera lo cita como uno de los tres pintores románticos de Chile junto con Antonio Smith y Ramírez Rosales. Se preocupó de crear pinturas altamente detalladas, en un entorno romántico.[1] Sus mejores pinturas son paisajes de Venecia. Fue tío abuelo del político chileno Sergio Onofre Jarpa.[2]

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[fr] Onofre Jarpa

Onofre Jarpa Labra, né à Alhué (Chili) le 12 juin 1849 et mort à Santiago (Chili) le 15 février 1940, est un peintre paysagiste et essayiste chilien.

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