Antonio Blanco (painter)

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Antonio Blanco
Antonio Blanco (left) in his Bali home.
Born	Antonio Blanco 15 September 1912 Manila, Philippines
Died	10 December 1999 (aged 87) Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Nationality	Spanish and American
Known for	Painting, drawing

Antonio Maria Blanco (15 September 1912 – 10 December 1999)^[1] was a painter born in Manila. Antonio Maria Blanco was born in the Ermita district of Manila, Philippines. He initially lived and worked in Florida and California in the United States. Don Antonio Maria Blanco died on December 10, 1999, in Denpasar, Bali.

Biography

Antonio Maria Blanco was born in the

The land on which the construction was erected was given to Blanco by the King of Ubud Tjokorda Gde Agung Sukawati. Women are the focal point of his paintings and one could say that Blanco was a painter of the eternal feminine and his style is romantic-expressive and dreamy.

Blanco received numerous awards, including the Tiffany Fellowship (special award from The Society of Honolulu Artists), Chevalier du Sahametrai of Cambodia, the Society of Painters of Fine Art Quality of President Sukarno, and the Prize of the Art Critique in Spain. Blanco was also awarded the order of Cruz de Caballero from the King of Spain

Many collectors have appreciated his paintings, including the actress

The Blanco Renaissance Museum, Blanco's lifetime dream, was opened on December 28, 1998, at his residence in a beautiful environment, where more than 300 works of Blanco are exposed in chronological order to show his artistic development. The sumptuous and impressive building offers a glimpse of the theatrical character of the artist. He emulated the flamboyance of Dali, to whom he has been compared.

Don Antonio Maria Blanco died on December 10, 1999, in Denpasar, Bali, from heart and kidney disease, survived by his wife and four children: Cempaka, Mario, Orchid, and Mahadewi. Since Blanco converted to Hinduism, he had a cremation ceremony in Balinese style in Ubud, finished on 28 December 1999.^[2]

Gallery

His house on a hill in Ubud is now a museum devoted to him.^[3]

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  The house and museum of Antonio Blanco in Ubud
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  Antonio Blanco's workshop in his museum in Ubud

References

External links

• Don Antonio Blanco - In Memoriam Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
• The Antonio Blanco museum official web site
• Antonio Blanco video on
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• Video biography of Antonio Blanco on
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  (Russian)
• Documentary about Bali art and Antonio Blanco influence (in Italian)

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