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Celia Castro
Celia Castro (1860, Valparaíso - 19 June 1930, Valparaíso) was a Chilean visual artist. Her style is generally associated with Realism. Biography Castro's artistic career was inspired from a meeting with the painter Manuel Antonio Caro who, after seeing her work, recommended she go to Santiago to study at the Academia de Pintura (es). She followed his advice and became a student of Pedro Lira.Brief biography @ Portal de Arte. Her first exhibition came in 1884, where she presented one of her best-known works, "Las Playeras" (Women on the Beach). In 1889, it won an award and was acquired by the . Thanks to this recognition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdalena Mira
Magdalena Mira Mena (1859–1930) was a Chilean painter and sculptor. Together with her younger sister Aurora Mira, Aurora, she was one of the earliest recognized female painters not only in Chile but in the whole of Latin America. She was also one of the earliest women to study art at the Santiago Arts Faculty, Universidad de Chile, School of Painting. Biography Born in Santiago in 1859, Mira was the daughter of the painter Gregorio Mira Iñiguez and his wife Mercedes Mena Alviz. Raised in a well-to-do environment, she was introduced to painting by her father who had studied under the French painter Raymond Monvoisin, the first director of the Chilean School of Painting. She went on to study under the school's third director Juan Mochi and the sculptor José Miguel Blanco (1839–1897) at a time when it was quite unusual for women to undertake formal art studies. As a painter, she worked with oils, creating portraits, usually in profile, which were warmly depicted with a good und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
