About Marina Núñez del Prado
Marina Núñez del Prado (17 October 1910 – 9 September 1995) was a celebrated Bolivian sculptor. One of the most respected sculptors from Latin America, she based many of her sculptures off of the female form as well as taking inspiration from animals and landscapes native to Bolivia. Her work is highly sensuous, with rolling curves. She carved from native Bolivian woods, as well as black granite, alabaster, basalt and white onyx. Perhaps one of her most famous works is White Venus (1960), a stylized female body in white onyx. Another celebrated work is Mother and Child, sculpted in white onyx. Indigenous Bolivian cultures inspired much of her work. La Paz, founded by Alonzo Mendoza in 1548, is the birthplace of Marina Núñez Del Prado. Del Prado first discovered her love of art in her youth while studying sculptural modeling techniques in La Paz.
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