Georgina de Albuquerque | |
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Portrait of Georgina de Albuquerque by Lucílio de Albuquerque, 1907.
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Born |
Georgina de Moura Andrade February 4, 1885 Taubaté, São Paulo |
Died | August 29, 1962 Rio de Janeiro |
(aged 77)
Known for | Impressionism |
Spouse(s) | Lucílio de Albuquerque |
Georgina de Albuquerque (born Georgina de Moura Andrade) (b. Taubaté, São Paulo 1885 - d. Rio de Janeiro, 1962) was an Impressionist painter in Brazil.
She was known for her interest in female subjects. Her husband Lucílio was a noted painter in his own right and the two are strongly associated with each other.
De Albuquerque began her artistic training at the Colegio de Bom-Conselho in her native Taubaté. In 1904, she began studying under Henrique Bernardelli at the National School of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro and later moved to Paris to study under Henri Royer at the Académie Julian. She finished her training at the School of Fine Arts in Paris.
De Albuquerque became a professor at the National School of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro, in 1927.
Lady (1906)