Artwork
La comida de los cerdos
La comida de los cerdos is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Fernando Fader. It dates from 1904 and is held in the collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina.
About this work
Overview
Fernando Fader’s 1904 oil painting La comida de los cerdos is part of the collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires. Executed in the early twentieth‑century Argentine context, the work presents a quiet, interior scene rendered in muted, earthy tones that emphasize a sense of domestic stillness.
Subject & Meaning
The canvas portrays a woman reclining on a low bed beside a pig, their gazes meeting in a moment of quiet exchange. A simple wooden fence and a bucket lie nearby, reinforcing the rustic atmosphere and suggesting themes of nourishment, labor, and the everyday relationship between humans and farm animals.
Technique & Style
Fader employs a pronounced impasto technique, applying paint in thick, textured strokes that give the surface a tactile quality. The heavy application creates subtle relief, especially in the folds of the bedding and the pig’s skin, while the warm palette of reds and browns deepens the intimate, dimly lit ambience.
History & Provenance
Since its creation, La comida de los cerdos has remained in Argentina, entering the holdings of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, where it is displayed as part of the museum’s representation of early modern Argentine painting.
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Museum
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
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