Carlos Mauricio Valenti Perrillat Artist

Carlos Mauricio Valenti Perrillat (b. Paris, November 15, 1888 – d. Paris, October 29, 1912) was a French-born painter, who worked predominantly in Guatemala. An artist with the gift of an undeniable talent who, in spite of living within the moral repressions and strict conventional customs of a Guatemalan time outlined by a dictatorship (Manuel Estrada Cabrera), he was able to develop one of the most important works for art history in the 20th century. He is considered as pioneer of modern Guatemalan art.

Personal facts

Carlos Mauricio Valenti Perrillat
Birth dateNovember 15, 1888
Birth place
Paris
Nationality
France
Date of deathOctober 29, 1912
Place of death
Paris

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Artist

Field of work
Painting
Movement
Expressionism
training at
Kees van Dongen
Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa

Carlos Mauricio Valenti Perrillat on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://carlosvalenti.org