Raúl Soldi

Raúl Soldi (27 March 1905 – 21 April 1994) was an Argentine painter and production designer whose work treated various subjects, including landscapes, portraits, the theater and the circus, and nature.

Raúl Soldi was born into an artistic family in Buenos Aires in 1905, his father was a cellist and his eldest sister studied piano and singing.

In 1953, he began work upon the murals of the Church of Santa Ana, Glew, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina – a project that took 23 summers to complete.

In 1966, he redecorated the Cupola of the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires with several dancers and musicians from old times without receiving any pay of this big project.

In 1968, he travelled to Israel, to paint a fresco in the Basilica of the Anuncición, in Nazareth, a mural inspired by the miracle of the Virgin of Luján.

In 1973, his work Santa Ana and the Virgin was included in the Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, Vatican Museums, in the South American room.

1943: Prizes in the Biennial of San Pabloy in the National Hall Artists Decorators (Gold medal Argentina).

Landscape of Villa Ballester (1935)