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Maria Blanchard (1881-1932) 
Aliases: María Blanchard; María Gutiérrez Cueto y Blanchard; María Gutiérrez Blanchard; María Gutiérrez-Cueto Blanchard
Professions: Painter
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MARÍA BLANCHARD
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María Blanchard , 1881-1932 Femme assise Oil on canvas
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Maria Blanchard (1881-1932)
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María Blanchard (Santander, 1881 - París, 1932)
Biography: Blanchard
(b santander, 6 march 1881; d paris, 15 april 1932). spanish painter. she was marked from birth by a physical deformity, which determined her bitter destiny. in 1903 she moved to madrid to become a painter, studying successively under the painters emilio sala (1850–1910), fernando alvarez de sotomayor (1875–1960) and manuel benedito (1875–1963). she won a grant in 1909 to pursue her studies in paris, where she attended the académie vitti; she was taught by hermengildo anglada camarasa and later by kees van dongen, whose example helped free her from the constraints of her academic training in spain. during this period she came into contact with cubism, meeting juan gris and jacques lipchitz, both of whom influenced her later work. until 1916, however, her work remained academic in spirit, with an emphasis on firm draughtsmanship and sombre tonalities.
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