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Birth of María Blanchard
María Blanchard, born as María Gutíerrez Cueto, grew up in the Cantabria region of Spain and Madrid. She was born with several disabilities because her mother had an accident when she was pregnant. She developed a hunchback and a deformation of the spine because of the injury. -
Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes
In 1903, Blanchard won third place in Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes and won a grant for college. -
Mujer con Abanico
This piece of work from Blanchard demonstrated the influence of her dear friend Juan Gris and his peculiar style. The painting is broken up into many different planes with a range of bright chromatic colors. -
Nature morte cubiste
This is a still-life collage. It's her representation of rejecting the Renaissance style with her use of spacial depth that creates a fragmented aesthetic. -
Composición Cubista
This painting marks the turning point for Blanchard´s Cubist work. The painting shows a range of earthly colors with golden shades and deep grey. Blanchard created this painting as a homage to her teacher and friend Juan Gris. It represented her depiction of the Cubist movement in the art world. -
Weird Coincidence
Marí Blanchard was born in California two days prior to María Blanchard's death. -
Death
María Blanchard died in 1932 after suffering through TB and the death of her close friend Juan Gris. She was 51 and died in Paris, France.
