Andrés de Santa Maria

Andrés de Santa María (December 16, 1860 – April 29, 1945) was the most internationally known Colombian painter of his time and the pioneer of impressionism in Colombia. His work in solitary as a vanguardist painter frames the beginnings of modern art in Colombia. Santa Maria's search for new artistic expressions generated rejection and controversies around his work. He lived a great part of his life in Europe.

Andrés de Santa Maria
Andrés de Santa María.
Born
Andrés de Santa María Hurtado

December 16, 1860
Bogotá, Colombia
DiedApril 29, 1945 (age 85)
Brussels, Belgium
NationalityColombian
Known forPainting
Movementimpressionism
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