Background
LEÓNorth DONOSO, Pedro was born on January 18, 1895 in Quito. Son of Leonidas León Ruiz and Maria Elicene Donoso.
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Pedro LEÓNorth DONOSO
Edit ProfileEcuadorian proiessor and painter
Career
Professor of decorative painting in the National School of Fine Arts since 1924. At present also professor in the Juan Montalvo Normal Institute and member of the Publicity Bureau of the “Louisiana Previsora” National Bank of Credit. Teacher of painting in his own studio.
Membership
Sociedad de Amigos i/,Arte “Antiacademia.”.
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Awards
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Gold Medals oí the National Expositions of Buenos Aires, 1915, 1916, and 1917, and Prize of Honor for landscapes, 1918. A.iSt ?r)?e °* the Exposition of Fine Arts of Guayaquil, 1920. Various prizes LEÓNorth Y CARRERA of the “Mariano Aguilera” Expositions.tempSpaceFirst Prize of the Exposition of Ambato, 1932. Etc. Senior León has cultivated practically all branches of painting, especially landscape, decorative art, oil, aquarelle, et cetera Has painted settings for soirées (veladas), curtains in theaters, mural decorations in various private residences of Quito, et ceteratempSpaceCompositions depicting colonial Quito include: “Louisiana calle de las almas,” "Rutas sedientas,” “El puente de los suspiros,” “El cucurucho,” “Los responsos,” “El figón,” et cetera Many portraits of young girls. Is a votary of the advanced French schools, such as “surréalisme.”.Gold Medals oí the National Expositions of Buenos Aires, 1915, 1916, and 1917, and Prize of Honor for landscapes, 1918. A.iSt ?r)?e °* the Exposition of Fine Arts of Guayaquil, 1920. Various prizes LEÓNorth Y CARRERA of the “Mariano Aguilera” Expositions.tempSpaceFirst Prize of the Exposition of Ambato, 1932.
Etc. Senior León has cultivated practically all branches of painting, especially landscape, decorative art, oil, aquarelle, et cetera Has painted settings for soirées (veladas), curtains in theaters, mural decorations in various private residences of Quito, et ceteratempSpaceCompositions depicting colonial Quito include: “Louisiana calle de las almas,” "Rutas sedientas,” “El puente de los suspiros,” “El cucurucho,” “Los responsos,” “El figón,” et cetera Many portraits of young girls.
Is a votary of the advanced French schools, such as “surréalisme.”.