Francisco Romano Guillemin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francisco Romano Guillemin

Mexican artist

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1884

Place of Birth: Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero, Mexico

Date of Death: 28-May-1950

Profession: painter, university teacher

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Francisco Romano Guillemín (1884–1950) was a Mexican artist born in Tlapa, Guerrero.
He is considered to be one of the few Mexican Impressionists.
He started his art studies in Puebla and then continued at the Academia de San Carlos under the direction of Antonio Fabres, German Gedovius and Leandro Izaguirre.
He was a fellow student of the famous muralist Diego Rivera.
His great influence was Impressionism which he discovered during a trip to Europe.
Seurat and his pointillism style played a major role in his formation as an artist.
Upon his return to Mexico he became a professor at the Escuela de Bellas Artes.
Francisco Romano Guillemin died in Cuautla, Morelos in 1950.