Background
Possoz was born in Caldas Da Rainha, Portugal, on December 4, 1888.
14 Rue de la Grande Chaumière, 75006 Paris, France
Since 1904 Possoz continued her education at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris.
14 Rue de la Grande Chaumière, 75006 Paris, France
Since 1904 Possoz continued her education at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris.
Possoz was born in Caldas Da Rainha, Portugal, on December 4, 1888.
Mily Possoz was a child, when her family moved to Lisbon, where she attended the local college. She was an apprentice of the painter Emília dos Santos Braga. Since 1904 Possoz continued her education at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. She also learned engraving under the supervision of Willy Spatz.
Possoz returned to Portugal in 1909. There she joined the Modernist movement and participated in the exhibitions of comedians and modernists. During this time she also collaborated with several artists of her generation and eventually organized her solo exhibitions.
Mily Possoz worked as an illustrator for a numerous publications, such as the magazines ABC, Athena, Contemporânea, A Portuguese Illustration, etc. She resided in Paris between 1922 and 1937. While in Paris, she met the painter Eduardo Viana. In 1937 she participated in the exhibition of French Engraving, held in Cleveland, United States. The same year she returned to Portugal.
Possoz took part in the decoration of the Japanese Pavilion of the Portuguese World Exhibition in 1940. In the course of this decade she moved to Sintra, where the artist focused mainly on oil painting and watercolour painting. Between 1941 and 1949 she worked with the magazine Panorama.
In 1956, the painter collaborated with Engraving - Sociedade Cooperativa de Grabadores Portugueses. The following year (1957), she met the art collector Machaz, who commissioned several paintings for the decoration of the Hotel Tivoli. She became the author of the decorative program of the Second Class Book in 1958.
Mily Possoz was a prominent artist of the 20th century. She received the Gold Medal from the International Printmaking Jury in 1937. In 1944 she was granted the Sousa Cardoso Award, and in 1949 the Drawing Prize José Tagarro. In 1951 she eceived the Painting Prize of Columbano, later also obtaining Luciano Freire Award and CM Almada Award from the Plastic Arts Exhibition.
She is represented in numerous public and private collections in Portugal, Belgium, the United Kingdom and the United States. Among them are the José de Azeredo Perdigão Modern Art Center, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon; the Chiado Museum, Lisbon; etc.
Cat
Vista de Lisboa - Jardim da Estrela (signed Possoz but attributed to Eduardo Viana)
Jardim Com Figuras
A Menina da Boina Verde
Contemporânea magazine, No. 5, Desenho
Mulher com leque
Senhoras num Jardim
Contemporânea magazine, No. 6 (watercolour)
La Récréation
Untitled
The Tulips
Cat
A la Plage
Chaminés alentejanas
Panier de Fleur
A Renaissance Dream
L'arbre de Noël I
Intérieur d'Atelier
La Dessinatrice
Ballet, Land and Sea
View of Vila Viçosa
Cats
Dog and 2 cats
Still life
Still life
Houses with figures and animals, Algarve
Petite fille au col de dentelle
Young girls with a mandolin in a garden
Saint Cristopher
A girl with red hat
In a hat shop
Flower vendor
In 1956 Possoz joined the Gravura - Sociedade Cooperativa de Grabadores Portugueses. Besides, she was an active member of the Jeune Gravure Contemporaine Society.
