Emilio Boggio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emilio Boggio

Venezuelan artist

Date of Birth: 21-May-1857

Place of Birth: La Guaira, Estado La Guaira, Venezuela

Date of Death: 07-Jun-1920

Profession: painter

Nationality: Venezuela

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Emilio Boggio (21 May 1857 – 7 June 1920) was an Italian-Venezuelan pioneering impressionist painter.
In 1864 he traveled to France and studied at the Lycée Michelet in Paris until 1870.
In 1873, he returned to Caracas and dedicated himself to the family business.
In 1877, he returned to France to join the Académie Julian where he received lessons from Jean-Paul Laurens.
In 1888, obtained a Hors Concours (Honorable Mention) at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français (Salon of French Artists) and in 1889, was awarded a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris.Between 1907 and 1909, he resided in Italy, where he made a series of seascapes.
In 1919, he traveled to Caracas for a few months and exhibited at the Central University of Venezuela.
Boggio died in France the following year. Some of Boggio's original paintings which are "brilliantly colorful, bright, beautiful, with personal style imprint" are in the National Art Gallery of Caracas and in the Palacio Municipal de Caracas.



Alternative names	Émile Boggio
Description	Venezuelan painter
Date of birth/death	21 May 1857	7 June 1920
Location of birth/death	La Guaira, Venezuela	Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Authority control	: Q1337425 VIAF: 87079119 ISNI: 0000 0000 6637 9077 ULAN: 500013320 LCCN: nb2007016661 GND: 1056227710 WorldCat