Fausto Eliseo Coppini
Fausto Eliseo Coppini (born in 1870 in Milan, Italy – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1945) was an Italian-Argentine painter.[1]
Biography[edit]
Coppini was born in Milan and studied art at the Brera Academy. In 1888, he moved to South America traveling through Chile and Peru. After a brief sojourn in Italy, he permanently settled in Buenos Aires.
In 1888–1889, he won a silver medal at the International Exhibition for the 100th Anniversary of Argentina.[2] Among his pupils were Ángel Vena, Rodolfo Franco, Gastón Jarry, and Atilio Malinverno.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Fausto Eliseo Coppini | Museo de Arte Tigre | Tigre Municipio".
- ^ Dizionario biografico degli italiani al Plata; by Barozzi, Baldassini, and company; 1st edition, Buenos Aires (1899); pages 101–102.
- ^ Fundación Tres Pinos, short biography.
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