María Blanchard
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María Gutierrez Blanchard (6 March 1881 - 5 April 1932) was a Spanish painter.
Blanchard was the daughter of journalist Enrique Gutierrez Cueto Blanchard and Concepción Blanchard Santisteban. She was born with various disabilities, she was small in stature, hunchbacked and unable to walk.She was the cousin of Germán Cueto
.
In 1903 she moved to Madrid and studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
with Fernando Alvarez de Sotomayor, Manuel Benedito and Emelio Sala. In 1909 she continued her artistic education at the Academie Vitti in Paris under Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa
and Kees van Dongen
. Here she discovered cubist painting, influenced by Jacques Lipchitz
and Juan Gris
. In 1914 she returned to Madrid where she had an exhibition organized by Gómez de la Serna.
In late 1916 she finally went to Paris to paint there. In 1920, she exhibited in France and Belgium. After her exhibition at the Salon des Indépendants in 1921, her paintings were in great demand. Due to the adverse economic situation which followed, the collectors withdrew and she was financially supported by the literature enthusiast Frank Flausch (1878–1926) until her death.
Blanchard was the daughter of journalist Enrique Gutierrez Cueto Blanchard and Concepción Blanchard Santisteban. She was born with various disabilities, she was small in stature, hunchbacked and unable to walk.She was the cousin of Germán Cueto
Germán Cueto
Germán Gutiérrez Cueto was a Mexican painter, sculptor, puppet designer and puppeteer. He joined the Academia de Artes in 1968 and belonged to the founding members.- Biography :...
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In 1903 she moved to Madrid and studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando , located on the Calle de Alcalá in the heart of Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery....
with Fernando Alvarez de Sotomayor, Manuel Benedito and Emelio Sala. In 1909 she continued her artistic education at the Academie Vitti in Paris under Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa
Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa
Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa , known in Catalan as Hermenegild Anglada Caramasa, was a Spanish Balearic painter.Born in Barcelona, he studied there at the Llotja School...
and Kees van Dongen
Kees van Dongen
Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen , usually known as Kees van Dongen or just Van Dongen, was a Dutch painter and one of the Fauves. He gained a reputation for his sensuous, at times garish, portraits....
. Here she discovered cubist painting, influenced by Jacques Lipchitz
Jacques Lipchitz
Jacques Lipchitz was a Cubist sculptor.Jacques Lipchitz was born Chaim Jacob Lipchitz, son of a building contractor in Druskininkai, Lithuania, then within the Russian Empire...
and Juan Gris
Juan Gris
José Victoriano González-Pérez , better known as Juan Gris, was a Spanish painter and sculptor who lived and worked in France most of his life...
. In 1914 she returned to Madrid where she had an exhibition organized by Gómez de la Serna.
In late 1916 she finally went to Paris to paint there. In 1920, she exhibited in France and Belgium. After her exhibition at the Salon des Indépendants in 1921, her paintings were in great demand. Due to the adverse economic situation which followed, the collectors withdrew and she was financially supported by the literature enthusiast Frank Flausch (1878–1926) until her death.