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Botello, Angel Biography
(1913-1986)
Angel Botello (Puerto Rican/Spanish, 1913–1986) was a painter, sculptor, and graphic artist who was called the “The Caribbean Gauguin” during his lifetime. Botello was influenced by Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, and Paul Gauguin. He was born in Galicia, Spain, and later moved to France where he attended the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1935, Botello returned to Spain where he was accepted to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid.
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