Abelardo Bustamante

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Abelardo Bustamante "Paschín" Rodríguez (* 1888 in Santiago de Chile , † July 4, 1934 in Santiago de Chile) was a Chilean painter and sculptor .

Life

Bustamante studied painting at the Academia de Bellas Artes with Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor and belongs to the group of artists of the Generación del Trece . On several trips to Europe (including Hamburg 1920 and Paris 1925) he became familiar with contemporary European art movements. In 1928 he studied applied arts in Paris on a state scholarship . Together with Arturo Gordon and Laureano Guevara , he designed the Chilean pavilion at the Exposición Ibero-Americana in Seville in 1929 .

After his return to Chile, Bustamante was one of the founders of the Escuela de Artes Aplicadas , an arts and crafts school at the Universidad de Chile , where he taught as a professor of metal sculpture. Instead of painting, he devoted himself more to handicrafts and design, particularly furniture design. He has received several awards from the Salón Oficial . Several of his works are in the possession of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and the Pinacoteca of the Universidad de Concepción .

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Bustamante painted portraits, landscapes and still lifes, mainly oil paintings on canvas. Initially inspired by Spanish Romanticism and Naturalism, his later works show influences from Post-Impressionism . Bustamante also drew, preferably female nudes. As a sculptor, he created sculptures with cubist elements. He also worked as a wood carver, engraver , furniture designer and pursued various manual activities such as bookbinding.

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SURNAME Bustamante, Abelardo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bustamante Rodríguez, Abelardo (full name); Rodríguez, Paschín (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chilean painter and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Santiago de Chile
DATE OF DEATH 4th July 1934
Place of death Santiago de Chile