Gregorio de la Fuente

Gregorio de la Fuente (Santiago, December 5, 1910 – ibidem, December 28, 1999) was a Chilean painter and muralist. Along with artists Julio Escámez, José Venturelli, Fernando Marcos, Fernando Daza and Pedro Olmos. He is one of the important representatives of the Chilean muralist movement of the 20th century, largely influenced by Mexican muralism.

Studies in Chile and abroad

In 1927 he entered the Parque Forestal School of Fine Arts, where he remained until its closure in March 1929. There he was a student of Manuel Núñez and Carlos Isamitt. Later he continued his studies at the academy of Juan Francisco Gonzalez and in 1931 he rejoined the School of Fine Arts, after it moved to the University of Chile, under the direction of Julio Fossa Calderon. From his first stage, one of his most important works is the mural Historia de Concepción, Mural "El Abrazo de los Pueblos", Gregorio de La Fuente, 1954, Los Andes Railway Station. On a certain occasion, Gregorio expressed the following about his social commitment:

Works

History of Concepción (1943–1946, Former Central Station of Concepción, Chile) History of La Serena, mural at La Serena Railroad Station (1952) Mural at the Caja de Crédito Minero (La Serena) El Abrazo de los Pueblos, mural at Los Andes Railway Station (1953) Mural at the central hall of the Caja de Empleados Municipales de Santiago de Chile (1957)