Pedro Reszka

Pedro Abelardo Reszka Moreau (born June 10, 1872 in Antofagasta , † March 6, 1960 in Santiago de Chile ) was a Chilean painter.

Reszka attended the Liceo de Hombres in Valparaíso and studied drawing with Juan Francisco González . From 1893 he was a student of Cosme San Martín and Pedro Lira at the Academia de Bellas Artes . In 1901 he led the Chilean delegation to the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. After his return to Chile, he received a state grant to study in Paris. There he continued his training with Fernand Humbert , attended the class of Jean Paul Laurens and was accepted into the salon of the Société des Artistes Français .

When the First World War broke out, he returned to Chile and began teaching painting. In 1918 he was the founder of the Sociedad Nacional de Bellas Artes , of which he was president until his death. In 1947 he was awarded the Premio Nacional de Arte . Reska's works are among others. a. owned by the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and in the art gallery of the Universidad de Concepción .

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SURNAME	Reszka, Pedro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Reszka Moreau, Pedro Abelardo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Chilean painter
DATE OF BIRTH	June 10, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH	Antofagasta
DATE OF DEATH	March 6, 1960
Place of death	Santiago de Chile