Francisco Oller

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oller and the second or maternal family name is Cestero.

Francisco Oller
Born
Francisco Manuel Oller Cestero

(1833-06-17)June 17, 1833
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
DiedMay 17, 1917(1917-05-17) (aged 83)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
EducationRoyal Academy of San Fernando, Thomas Couture, Gustave Courbet
Known forPainting
MovementImpressionism
PatronsMuseo de Arte de Ponce

Francisco Manuel Oller y Cestero (June 17, 1833 – May 17, 1917) was a Puerto Rican painter, and the only Latin American artist to have played a role in the development of Impressionism. One of the most distinguished transatlantic painters of his day, Oller helped transform painting in the Caribbean.

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