Emma Formas de Dávila
Chilean artist
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Emma Formas de Dávila (née Formas Domínguez; c. 1876 – 17 March 1961) was a Chilean painter and sculptor.[1][2] In 1920, Formas received the first prize medal at the Official Fine Arts Salon (Spanish: Salón Oficial de Bellas Artes).[1][3][4]
c. 1876
Emma Formas de Dávila | |
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Formas de Dávila in 1921 | |
| Born | Emma Formas Domínguez c. 1876 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 17 March 1961 Santiago, Chile |
| Education | Academy of Painting |
| Occupations | |
| Spouse |
Ricardo Dávila Silva
(m. 1900; died 1960) |
Early life and education
Formas was born around 1876[a] in Santiago to Adolfo Formas and Sabina Dominguez.[1][5] Formas was educated at Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Santiago.[1][3]
In 1898, Formas exhibited at the Official Fine Arts Salon as a student of Alberto Valenzuela Llanos, from which she received an honorable mention.[1][4] In 1910, Formas enrolled at the Academy of Painting where she studied under Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor y Zaragoza.[1][3]
Career
The same year Formas exhibited at Official Fine Arts Salon where she was awarded third prize medal.[1][3][4] Formas received the second prize medal in 1915, with an honorable mention for sculpture.[1][3][4] Formas won the portrait prize at the Edwards competition in 1919, and the first prize medal at the Official Fine Arts Salon in 1920.[1][3][4]
In 1921, Formas held her first and only solo show at the Rivas Calvo Gallery in Santiago where she exhibited female nudes, children's portraits and a portrait of Alberto Valenzuela Llanos.[1] In either 1923 or early 1924, traveled to Europe and later settled in Paris.[1][4] Formas appears to have returned to Chile by 1929, as she participated in the Official Fine Arts Salon.[1] Formas is known to have exhibited twice more during her life, in group shows in 1930 and 1949, both at the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts.[1]
