Circa 1980
Graciela Rodo Boulanger was born in 1935 in La Paz, Bolivia. From an early age, she was surrounded by art and music due in part to her mother being a concert pianist and her father an art connoisseur. By the age of 17, she had studied both in Chile and Vienna and had exhibited paintings and given piano recitals in over five countries. At 22 she made the difficult decision to abandon her musical studies in order to devote all of her time and energy to painting and making prints.
In 1960, Boulanger held an exhibition in Argentina where she became one of the winners of the First Latin American Xylography Competition. (Xylography is a form of woodblock printmaking.) After viewing an etching by Johnny Friedlaender, she moved to Paris in 1961 where she studied under the renowned artist. During this time, she was able to improve upon her style and technique as well as gain worldwide recognition for her oil paintings, etchings and lithographs.
In 1966, Boulanger first exhibited in the United States and began to publish editions of her engravings. Within two short years, she had established her own etching studio.
In 1979, Boulanger was designated by UNICEF as the official artist for the "International Year of the Child" poster. The Metropolitan Opera of New York commissioned Boulanger's poster for their performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute in 1986. The World Federation of the UN Associations chose one of Boulanger’s paintings in 1993 to use on a stamp and as a limited-edition print. The proceeds benefitted the preservation of endangered species.
In 2005, Boulanger left Paris and moved back to her home in La Paz, Bolivia, where her daughter Sandra and her grandchildren have been a constant source of inspiration for her art.
Today Boulanger’s work, which is known worldwide for the artist’s stylized treatment of the continuous theme of children, can be seen in museums such as La Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, the Modern Art Center in Zurich and the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America. Boulanger has participated in more than 150 exhibitions on all five continents.
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H 12.25 in W 12.25 in
"Les Trot Inettes" Print After Graciela Rodo Boulanger
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Published By Touchstone Publishers, 1978 Printed In USA In Good Condition Measures 12.25 x 12.25 in.
Offset
City Children Playing
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "City Children Playing" c.1970 is an original colors etching with aquatint on paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbe...
Etching, Aquatint
Au Repos
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Au Repos (At Rest)" 1983 is an original color lithograph on paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered 157/20...
Lithograph
Woman Walking Dog
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Circle of Graciela Rodo Boulanger. Woman Walking Dog, ca. 1970. Oil on wood panel measuring 5 x 7 inches; 12.25 x 14.25 inches framed. Signed indistinctly upper right.
Oil, Wood Panel
Morning rush 2, Mixed Media on Paper
By Veronica Dragnef
Located in Yardley, PA
Mixed media on paper to be framed. I recommend you to frame an original work on paper. In terms of art preservation, it is better for a work on paper to be framed with a mat. The ma...
Mixed Media
Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas VI
By Graciela Rodo Boulanger
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Les Petit Rats, Ballerinas VI" c.1980 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by noted Bolivian artist Graciela Rodo Boulanger, b.1935. It is hand signed and numbered XLII/C in pencil by the artist. The image size is 22.75 x 18 inches, sheet size is 30 x 22.15 inches. About the artist: Born in La Paz, Bolivia in 1935, Graciela Rodo Boulanger was raised in an artistic environment. Her mother, a concert pianist, and her father, a businessman and art connoisseur, nurtured her talents. She studied the piano and at age 11 enrolled in the School of Fine Arts. At 17 she went to Vienna to study both art and music, and at 22 shetravelled to Argentina for the stimulating artistic environment of Buenos Aires. Continuing to study both piano and painting...
Lithograph
$5,500
H 11 in W 15 in D 0.25 in
'After School', Art Deco, Woman Artist, AIC, ASL, Paris, Salon d'Automne, PAFA
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Nura' for Nura Woodson Ulreich (American, 1899-1950) and painted circa 1935. This early twentieth-century painter, lithographer, muralist, author, poet and ill...
Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board, Pen, Pencil
$4,591
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in
Untitled - Parmis Sayous 21st Century drawing, Iranian contemporary painter
By Parmis Sayous
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on paper Created in 2019 in Paris, France Unique work Signed by the artist Parmis Sayous was born in 1982 in Teheran, Iran. Since 2015, She has lived and worked in Paris and ded...
Paper, Oil
$920
H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 1.19 in
French Contemporary Art by Sandra Detourbet - La Princesse
By Sandra Detourbet
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on handmade paper Sandra Detourbet is a French artist born in 1967 who works & lives in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris. She is graduated in 1997 from ENSAD in Paris, Art-Space secti...
Handmade Paper, Ink
Untitled
By José Manuel Bázquez Ribada
Located in Barcelona, CT
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Mixed Media
