Inés Puyó
Chilean painter (1906–1996)
Inés Puyó León (December 9, 1906 – March 21, 1996) was a Chilean painter and teacher. She taught at the Instituto Chileno Italiano (Chilean Italian Institute) in Santiago for many years. Themes in her artwork included still lifes, flowers, religious imagery, and the seascapes of Puerto Montt.
Biography
Inés Puyó León was born on December 9, 1906, in Santiago, Chile. She studied at the Escuela de Bella Artes de Santiago from 1927 to 1928, under Juan Francisco González and Ricardo Richon Brunet.
On a scholarship from the Chilean government, Puyó traveled to France in 1930. She studied at the Académie Scandinave in Paris, under Henry de Waroquier, Othon Friesz, and André Lhote. In the 1930s she continued her training in New York City, under Amédée Ozenfant.
After returning to Chile, she joined the avant-garde Grupo Montparnasse. Puyó took an enamel on metals class at the Escuela de Artes Aplicadas in Santiago, under José Perotti.
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