Julia Alcayde y Montoya

Spanish artist (1885–1939)

Julia Alcayde y Montoya
Self Portrait, 1903
Born	1885 (1885) Gijón, Spain
Died	1939 (aged 53–54) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Known for	Painting

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Julia Alcayde y Montoya (1885–1939) was a Spanish painter who specialised in painting still lifes and portraits.

Biography

Alcayde y Montoya was born in 1885 in Gijón. She studied at the Escuelas de Artes y Oficios de España [es] ( School of Arts and Crafts) in Madrid.^[1] She exhibited regularly at the Spanish National Exhibition of Fine Arts where she won third place medals in 1892 and 1895, and second place medals in 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 received second place commendations for The Stall on My Street (left) and Fruits (right) at the Spanish National Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1899 and 1912, respectively.

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

Gallery

Still Life with Fruit, Vegetables, Birds, Hare and Pitchers, 1926
Scenery, c. 20th-century
Portrait of Young Man with Yellow Cloak, c. 20th-century

References

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