the legendary collector Ignacio Gutierrez Zaldivarfounder of the Buenos Aires Zurbarán art gallery and curator of the works of art located in the presidential office of the Casa Rosada between 1992 and 2010, died this Friday at the age of 70, his relatives reported on social networks.
“Ignacio Gutierrez Zaldivarwho was the founding president of the Argentine Academy of Gastronomy, died this Friday due to prolonged pneumonia, which took its toll on his deteriorating kidneys, damaged by diabetes,” published the official website of Grupo Excelencias.
“Remembering him is the best thing we can do and ask his family to continue with the tradition, with the love he gave, his imprint will never disappear. His human values made this great man even greater. With these words I say goodbye to a person who taught us; today we will continue to remember him as he was, unrepeatable, unique. A great human being. Rest in peace, friend, teacher and colleague,” said José Carlos de Santiago, president of that entity.
Ignacio Gutiérrez Zaldívar had received his law degree from the National University of Buenos Aires.
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Multi-faceted
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, on November 4, 1951, Gutierrez Zaldivar He had received his law degree from the National University of Buenos Aires and, beyond his passion for art, he had worked as a solicitor and notary public.
Founder of the legendary and porteña Zurbaran Gallery. The Art of the Argentines, in 1976, specialized in auto rightsry insurance of works of art. He even collaborated in studies on the restitution of works of art confiscated by the Nazis, at the same time that he grew an important personal collection in a vocational way.
He was also responsible for publications dedicated to art, among others, Quinquela popular and classic; 40 Masters of the Art of the Argentines; Money; Quiros; Leonie Matthis y 20 Masters of the Argentine Art.
In the United States, he organized 14 exhibitions (New York, Washington, Santa Monica, Dallas, Houston, Boston, Harvard, Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Las Vegas) including the exhibition Argentina Now at the International Monetary Fund, in Washington, where he presented works by 23 Argentine artists.
He also curated exhibitions in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Stockholm (Sweden), London (England), Oslo (Norway), Seville (Spain), Ivory Coast, Santiago de Chile, Colonia and Punta del Este (Uruguay), and Panama.
He is the author of 113 books dedicated to the Art of the Argentines. With Clarion edited the Martin Fierro by José Hernández, with a glossary of 500 words.
He was married to Margarita O’Farrell for more than 40 years and was the father of four children: María, Ignacio, Marcos and Macarena.
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