Francisco Oller
Francisco Oller | |
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Francisco Oller | |
| Born | Francisco Manuel Oller Cestero June 17, 1833 |
| Died | May 17, 1917 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Education | Royal Academy of San Fernando, Thomas Couture, Gustave Courbet |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Impressionism |
| Patron(s) | Museo de Arte de Ponce |
Francisco Manuel Oller y Cestero (June 17, 1833 – May 17, 1917) was a Puerto Rican painter, the only Latin American painter 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.