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María Blanchard

Spanish author (1881-1932)

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Born
March 6, 1881
Died
April 5, 1932
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1881

About María Blanchard

María Gutiérrez-Cueto y Blanchard was a Spanish painter. She was known for developing a unique style of Cubism. In 1908, after Blanchard won a third prize for her painting Primeros pasos at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, the Santander government awarded her a grant to support her education in the arts. In 1914, due to the First World War, Blanchard left Paris and returned to Madrid. Here she discovered cubist painting, and was influenced by Jacques Lipchitz and Juan Gris.

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María Blanchard timeline

  1. In 1908, after Blanchard won a third prize for her painting Primeros pasos at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, the Santander government awarded her a grant to support her education in the arts.
  2. In 1914, due to the First World War, Blanchard left Paris and returned to Madrid.

The world when María Blanchard was born

María Blanchard was born in 1881. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlinePresident Garfield assassinated
  • Technology milestoneFirst electric power plant (Godalming, England)
  • World population~1.41B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames A. Garfield / Chester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population51.0M

1881 versus 2026

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Measure18812026
Population51.0M341 million

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