Gonzalo Fonseca, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gonzalo Fonseca

Uruguayan sculptor

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1922

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 11-Jun-1997

Profession: painter, sculptor

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Gonzalo Fonseca

  • Gonzalo Fonseca (2 July 1922 – 11 June 1997) was a Uruguayan artist known for his stone sculpting.
  • He originally studied to be an architect at the University of Montevideo, but discovered modern art in 1942 after working in the Taller Torres-Garcia workshop.
  • He studied painting in the workshop until 1949, and became interested in pre-Columbian art during that time.
  • Fonseca is frequently associated with the movement Universal Constructivism.

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