Julio González (sculptor)
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Julio González i Pellicer (21 September 1876 – 27 March 1942), born in Barcelona, was a Spanish sculptor and painter who developed the expressive use of iron as a medium for modern sculpture. He was from a lineage of metalsmith workers and artists. His grandfather was a goldsmith worker and his father, Concordio González, a metalsmith worker who taught him the techniques of metalsmith in his childhood years.[1] His mother, Pilar Pellicer Fenés, came from a long line of artists.
Julio González | |
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Born | Julio González Pellicer (1876-09-21)21 September 1876 Barcelona, Spain |
Died | 27 March 1942(1942-03-27) (aged 65) Arcueil, France |
Education | Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc |
Known for | Painting, Sculpture |
Movement | Cubism |
González attended Circol Artist Sant Luc, a Catholic school whose model of education was based on the medieval art guilds and influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement in England.[1]