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Sunlight on the Plaza, Ca 1940, Colourful Impressionist Street Scene with Figures, Latin American Oil on Canvas
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Sunlight on the Plaza, Ca 1940, Colourful Impressionist Street Scene with Figures, Latin American Oil on Canvas

1920 - 1940
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Bathed in a crisp mountain sunlight, this large and engaging oil painting captures the everyday life of a bustling church square in Latin America. The work offers new details every time it is viewed: in a traditional hacienda-style building,: a lady can be seen sweetly tending to a birdcage on the upper veranda, colourful laundry hangs across the balcony, and chickens peck at the ground below. The pastor is out, a young girl quietly enjoys a bright slice of fresh watermelon, and figures in traditional Andean dress traverse the old cobblestone street.

Painted by the Ecuadorian master Emilio Moncayo (1895-1970), the painting depicts the historic Plaza de San Sebastián in Quito, Ecuador. Moncayo’s use of impasto and a warm, sun-drenched palette makes the work a celebration of light, colour, architecture and human activity. Signed at the lower right and situated at the reverse, the oil on canvas measures 47 x 57 cm . The overall size in its original frame with minor wear and tear is 61 x 81cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
47cm (18.50")
Width
67cm (26.38")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this Impressionist Street Scene Painting to the 1940s.

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SA1219185
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Bathed in a crisp mountain sunlight, this large and engaging oil painting captures the everyday life of a bustling church square in Latin America. The work offers new details every time it is viewed: in a traditional hacienda-style building,: a lady can be seen sweetly tending to a birdcage on the upper veranda, colourful laundry hangs across the balcony, and chickens peck at the ground below.
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The pastor is out, a young girl quietly enjoys a bright slice of fresh watermelon, and figures in traditional Andean dress traverse the old cobblestone street.
Skippings Fine Arts
fig 1. An impressionist oil painting depicting a sunlit Latin American village plaza with a colonial church, tile-roofed buildings, and figures walking on a cobblestone road.
fig 1. Sunlight on the Plaza, Ca 1940, Colourful Impressionist Street Scene with Figures, Latin American Oil on Canvas

Painted by the Ecuadorian master Emilio Moncayo (1895-1970), the painting depicts the historic Plaza de San Sebastián in Quito, Ecuador. Moncayo’s use of impasto and a warm, sun-drenched palette makes the work a celebration of light, colour, architecture and human activity. Signed at the lower right and situated at the reverse, the oil on canvas measures 47 x 57 cm . The overall size in its original frame with minor wear and tear is 61 x 81cm

Height
47cm (18.50")
Width
67cm (26.38")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this Impressionist Street Scene Painting to the 1940s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1219185
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Archive I An impressionist oil painting depicting a sunlit Latin American village plaza with a colonial church, tile-roofed buildings, and figures walking on a cobblestone road.

Sunlight on the Plaza, Ca 1940, Colourful Impressionist Street Scene with Figures, Latin American Oil on Canvas

Archive II An impressionist oil painting depicting a sunlit Latin American village plaza with a colonial church, tile-roofed buildings, and figures walking on a cobblestone road. View II
Archive III An impressionist oil painting depicting a sunlit Latin American village plaza with a colonial church, tile-roofed buildings, and figures walking on a cobblestone road. View III
Archive IV An impressionist oil painting depicting a sunlit Latin American village plaza with a colonial church, tile-roofed buildings, and figures walking on a cobblestone road. View IV
Archive V An impressionist oil painting depicting a sunlit Latin American village plaza with a colonial church, tile-roofed buildings, and figures walking on a cobblestone road. View V
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Archive VII An impressionist oil painting depicting a sunlit Latin American village plaza with a colonial church, tile-roofed buildings, and figures walking on a cobblestone road. View VII
Archive VIII An impressionist oil painting depicting a sunlit Latin American village plaza with a colonial church, tile-roofed buildings, and figures walking on a cobblestone road. View VIII
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An impressionist oil painting depicting a sunlit Latin American village plaza with a colonial church, tile-roofed buildings, and figures walking on a cobblestone road.
Sunlight on the Plaza, ca 1940, Colourful Impressionist Street Scene with Figures, Latin American oil on Canvas
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An impressionist oil painting depicting a sunlit Latin American village plaza with a colonial church, tile-roofed buildings, and figures walking on a cobblestone road.
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Mid-20th century Latin American Impressionism combines traditional European plein air painting techniques with vivid regional colour palettes, capturing daily life, historic colonial architecture, and natural sunlight across South and Central America.

Artists during this era typically painted using natural pigment-based oil paints applied directly onto stretched linen or cotton canvas, often prepared with a gesso ground layer.

Authentic mid-century oil paintings feature natural surface craquelure in the paint layer, genuine age-related darkening on the reverse of the canvas, distinct brushwork impasto, and original artist signatures.

Position the painting at eye level above a console table or mantelpiece, using dedicated picture lighting to highlight the warm earth tones and subtle architectural details.

Keep the canvas away from direct sunlight, high humidity, and radiators. Dust the surface gently using a dry, soft-bristled brush, avoiding liquid cleaners or water.
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