Julia Alcayde y Montoya
Julia Alcayde y Montoya | |
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 Self Portrait, 1903 | |
| Born | 1885 Gijón, Spain |
| Died | 1939 (aged 53–54) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Known for | Painting |
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Julia Alcayde y Montoya (1885–1939) was a Spanish painter who specialised in painting still lifes and portraits.
Biography[edit]
Alcayde y Montoya was born in 1885 in Gijón. She studied at the Escuelas de Artes y Oficios de España ( School of Arts and Crafts) in Madrid.[1] She exhibited regularly at the Spanish National Exhibition of Fine Arts where she won third place medals in 1892 and 1895, and second place medals in 1899, 1912 and 1920.[2][1] Alcayde y Montoya exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts and The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3]
Alcayde y Montoya received second place commendations for The Stall on My Street (left) and Fruits (right) at the Spanish National Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1899 and 1912, respectively.
Alcayde y Montoya died in 1939 in Madrid.[1]
Gallery[edit]
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Still Life with Fruit, Vegetables, Birds, Hare and Pitchers, 1926 -
Scenery, c. 20th-century -
Portrait of Young Man with Yellow Cloak, c. 20th-century
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Alcayde y Montoya, Julia". Museo Nacional del Prado (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Julia Alcayde: una gran pintora de bodegones". Comunidad Cincuentopía (in European Spanish). 12 June 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 24 August 2018.
External links[edit]
- images of Alcayde y Montoya's paintings on artNET
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