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Camilo Egas

Camilo Egas (1899 - 1962) was active/lived in New York / Ecuador.  Camilo Egas is known for Painting, sculpture, etching, lithography.

Camilo Alejandro Egas Silva was born in Quito, Ecuador in 1889 and grew up in the San Blas neighborhood.  He studied at the College of San Gabriel y Mejia before enrolling, Egas studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Quito in 1905.  He stayed at the school until 1911 and studied under Paul Bar and Víctor Puiz.

In 1919, Egas studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid on a second government grant.

Egas returned to Ecuador in 1926 and played a pivotal role in forming the Indigenist Movement together with Oswaldo Guayasamin.  The Indian theme seen in his work was related to the rise of Socialism and the constitution of Marxist parties in Latin America. In 1926, Egas founded Ecuador's first art periodical, Helice (Helix).

Egas combined the Costumbrista painting tradition of Ecuador with the influences of contemporary art movements other countries.  He used his knowledge of European art techniques to create dramat   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3449 characters.]  Artist bio

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