Antonio de la gandara biography of michael
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His father, a cousin of the vice-Queen of New Spain (Mexico), was born in San Luis Potosí (Mexico) of Spanish ancestry; his mother was a Londoner.
Antonio de la gandara biography of michael
La Gándara's talent was strongly influenced by both cultures. At only 17 years of age, La Gándara was admitted as a student of Gérôme and Cabanel at the École des Beaux-Arts and, later, at Auguste Boulard's studio.
The artist rubbed shoulders with the Hydropathes and much contributed to the first years of activity of the Chat Noir cabaret, established by Rodophe Salis, along with friends such as Henri Rivière, Émile Goudeau, Steinlen, Caran d'Ache and Adolphe Willette.
In 1884, the jury Salon des Champs-Élysées singled out the first work he had ever exhibited: a portrait of Saint Sebastian.
In 1885, La Gándara met the Count Robert de Montesquiou and painted his portrait. Soon, young La Gándara became one of the favourite artists of the Paris elite. His models included the Countess Greffulhe, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg, the Princes