A Transformed 12-year-old Uruguayan Prodigy Continues to Inspire the Country

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Issue Jun 18-24 2025: At 12 years old, Javier Bassi arrived at Pierre Fossey’s studio, unaware that he was a French artist based in Montevideo just like himself. From this young age, he had already begun visiting museums on his own accord and had done an astonishing portrait of Horacio Quiroga.

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