RICARDO KUSUNOKI / NATALIA MAJLUF / LUIS EDUARDO WUFFARDEN
Contains the latest research on the life and work of renowned Peruvian academic artist Carlos Baca-Flor (b. Arequipa 1867-1941). This publication was made possible after a rigorous research in libraries, archives and collections from Peru and abroad. This work has allowed to present about five hundred works by the artist, as well as reveal unknown aspects of his life and career. It begins with an essay by art historian Luis Eduardo Wuffarden on the trajectory of Baca-Flor, opposed to the biographical legend articulated by classic monographs about the painter. Also a study conducted by Natalia Majluf, director of MALI and researcher Ricardo Kusunoki, that rescues the importance of the Chilean period of the artist, developed in full during the War of the Pacific and until now forgotten. The edition complements these texts with a portfolio of color reproductions of Baca-Flor paintings from collections in Lima, Santiago, and New York, among other cities, including never-before-shown works.