Ricardo Eufemio Molinari

RICARDO EUFEMIO MOLINARI (Buenos Aires, 1898 - 1996).
"Ode to the Pampa", 1st Edition, 1956.
Copy 37 for Everaldo Calvi of 81 on Fabriano paper, with an original etching by Rafael Onetto.
Publisher: Francisco A. Colombo, Buenos Aires.
Presents handwritten signature.
Measurements: 25,5 x 18 cm.
Oda a la Pampa (1956), by Ricardo Eufemio Molinari (Buenos Aires, 1898-1996), is a bibliophile's edition that stands out both for its poetic content and for its careful material workmanship. It is copy number 37 of a limited edition of 81 on Fabriano paper, dedicated to Everaldo Calvi and illustrated with an original etching by Rafael Onetto, which turns the work into a book-object of remarkable artistic value.
In this long poem, Molinari unfolds a lyrical view of the Pampa plains, conceived not only as a geographical space, but also as a symbolic and spiritual territory. The Pampa appears as an area of vastness, silence and infinite horizon, where nature merges with the memory and cultural identity of Argentina. His writing, with a meditative and contemplative tone, turns the landscape into an inner experience, transforming the visible into a poetic image of great emotional charge.
The edition, by Francisco A. Colombo, reinforces the handcrafted character of the whole, integrating text and image in an aesthetic unity where Onetto's etching dialogues with the evocative density of the poem. This crossover between poetry and graphic arts underlines the total dimension of the work as an artistic object.
As a whole, Oda a la Pampa is inscribed in the tradition of Molinari's contemplative poetry, in which the landscape is not only scenery, but also a revelation of being and time, consolidating one of the most refined expressions of his lyrical universe.