Image: National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Buenos Aires
The National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, has highlighted a work by the Impressionist painter Mario Anganuzzi in its regular ‘#LaObraDelDía’ post. The museum’s feature centers on ‘Ovillando junto al telar’, a 1931 oil on canvas that has been part of the museum’s collection since 1940.
According to the museum, Anganuzzi was an open-air Impressionist painter who took inspiration from Fernando Fader. In the featured painting, he turned to landscapes and customs typical of Mendoza and La Rioja, placing the work within a regional visual tradition rather than an abstract or purely studio-based approach.
The post draws attention to the way Anganuzzi represented everyday rural life and local scenery, using a subject tied to textile work and domestic labor. ‘Ovillando junto al telar’ belongs to a body of art that reflects provincial Argentine life through the lens of plein-air painting and Impressionist influence.
The museum’s wording also situates Anganuzzi within a lineage associated with Fernando Fader, one of the best-known names connected to landscape painting in Argentina. That reference helps frame the artist’s method and the stylistic context in which the work is being presented.
The artwork itself, an oil on canvas from 1931, entered the National Museum of Fine Arts collection in 1940. The institution did not announce a new exhibition or event in the post; instead, it used its daily artwork spotlight to bring renewed attention to a single piece already in its holdings.
The feature forms part of the museum’s ongoing outreach around works in the collection, presenting ‘Ovillando junto al telar’ as an example of Anganuzzi’s interest in the landscapes and customs of Mendoza and La Rioja, and of the museum’s role in preserving that material.
