If anyone has the time and desire (especially if you are coming to the lunch next Tuesday), I suggest you stop by Galeria Arroyo (Arroyo 830) between Suipacha and Esmeralda. They are an art auction house. The next auction is next Tuesday evening. For this auction they have one of the best collections of paintings I have seen for sale in one auction in the three years I have lived in BA. Included are three paintings by Fernando Fader and I think it's worth going in person just to see them. Some of Fader's best works are on display in the permanent exhibition of Argentine art on the second level of the Museo de Bellas Artes.
I believe that Fader is deemed so important by the Secretary of Culture that his name is on the list of Argentine artists who's works are prohibited from being exported from Argentina. What I find truly amazing is that artworks by the most revered painters in this country are available for sale at auction for a fraction of what works by American or European artists of equal stature would sell for on those continents.
Arroyo has auction catalogs for sale with many color photos for $5 pesos. If you do go to view the paintings I suggest you pick up a catalog. If you are also coming to the lunch, please bring the catalog with you so others can see the photos and we can talk about the art. I will bring a copy as well.
It's also possible to view the auction catalog on line at
http://www.galarroyo.com/index.htm, but the photos do not do the paintings justice. The best example of this is Fader's "Paisaje" which is far more luminous in person.