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| José Cuchy Arnau (1857–1925) | ||||||||||
| Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Cuchy was a painter and illustrator associated with the costumbrismo movement. He displayed an early interest in art in Arecibo, receiving initial training before travelling to America to study engineering. In 1874, he moved with his family to Madrid, where he studied at the San Fernando School of Fine Arts under Casto Plasencia, Emilio Sala, and Eugenio Olive. After a sojourn in Paris to further his studies, he returned to Madrid to study watercolour at the Círculo Artístico, under Ferrant, Perea, and Rico. Cuchy became renowned for his portraits and still lifes, while also illustrating books and publications, and working as a cartoonist. In 1879, he founded the weekly Madrid Cómica and later served as artistic director of La Semana Cómica. He participated in numerous national and international exhibitions, winning a prize at the 1888 Universal Exhibition of Barcelona for his painting Temptation and a gold medal at the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris for The Naked Truth. Moving to Barcelona in 1887, he exhibited his French-style portraits and paintings to great acclaim. Cuchy died in Barcelona, though some sources cite 1936 rather than 1925 as the year of his death. | ||||||||||
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