Juan Fernando Vieytes Pérez

Juan Fernando Vieytes Pérez, born in Montevideo on January 5, 1916, was a famous Uruguayan painter and visual artist. He won multiple national prizes before his death on April 7, 1962.

Art career Vieytes won his first Uruguayan National Art Prize for a painting he painted of his cousin, Margot Pérez. Throughout his career, he was an important figure on the Uruguayan art scene, and won a multitude of awards until his early death in 1962.

Awards

First place

1939 - 1940 - 1940 - Exposion de Pintura Francesa y Curso de Conferencias (Montevideo) 1943 - 1943 - 1943 - 1943 -

Bronze medal

1946 - 1947 -

Personal life He was married to the famous Uruguayan actress Nelly Weissel, who he had a daughter with.