Francisco Manuel Oller y Cestero was born and raised in Bayamon, PR, educated in San Juan and worked and studied in Madrid and Paris. Guaraguao is a small barrio in the countryside south of Bayamon, adjacent to the barrio of Santa Olaya.
Casa-Finca del Guaraguao, (painting)
PAINTER: Oller, Francisco 1833-1917
MEDIUM: Oil on wood panel
DATE: Ca. 1890-1892
NOTES: "Francisco Oller: un realista del impresionismo," Museo de Arte de Ponce, 1983, pg. 183.
SUMMARY: Farmhouse in the region of Guaraguao near the city of Bayamon, Puerto Rico. A one-story structure on wooden pillars with a balcony. A young woman leans over the balustrade.
DATA SOURCE: Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
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- left: PAINTING OF GUARAGUAO by Oller ; right: PHOTO OF SANTA OLAYA by J. Galligan
