About María Blanchard
María Gutiérrez-Cueto y Blanchard (6 March 1881 – 5 April 1932) was a Spanish painter. She was known for developing a unique style of Cubism. == Biography == Blanchard was born on 6 March 1881 in Santander, Spain. She was the daughter of journalist Enrique Gutiérrez Cueto and Concepción Blanchard Santisteban. She was the cousin of Mexican artist Germán Cueto and Spanish writer and socialist Matilde de la Torre. She was born with several physical deformities, including a deformed spine, which some attributed to Blanchard's mother's fall during her pregnancy. Blanchard was born with kyphoscoliosis and bilateral hip disarticulation. Her growth was stunted and she walked with a limp, causing her to be teased at school and nicknamed "the witch". The emotional pain this caused can be seen in many of her artworks' themes. Blanchard turned to painting to express her sadness.
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