Julia Alcayde y Montoya

Julia Alcayde y Montoya (1885–1939), was a Spanish painter.

Julia Alcayde y Montoya
self portrait
Born1885 (1885)
Gijón, Spain
Died1939 (aged 53–54)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Known forPainting

Biography

Alcayde y Montoya was born in 1885 in Gijón. She studied at the Escuelas de Artes y Oficios de España ( School of Arts and Crafts) in Madrid.[1] She exhibited regularly at the Spanish National Exhibition of Fine Arts where she won medals in 1892,1895, 1899, 1912, and 1920.[2][1] Alcayde y Montoya exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts and The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3]

Alcayde y Montoya died in 1939 in Madrid.[1]

References
  1. "Alcayde y Montoya, Julia". Museo Nacional del Prado (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. "Julia Alcayde: una gran pintora de bodegones". Comunidad Cincuentopía (in Spanish). 12 June 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 24 August 2018.


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