Julio Visconti Merino - Artist Info

About Julio Visconti Merino

  • Biography

    Formed in the School of Arts and Crafts of Almeria, being completed his studies in the workshop of Ramón Mateu Montesinos located in Madrid. Initiated with the sculpture, he would later happen to the watercolor, becoming the main technique of his career and entering in the year 1960 in the Spanish Grouping of Watercolorists of Madrid. His landscape works stand out for the luminosity and essence of the place, highlighting the execution of his marine and port landscapes, especially those of Almeria. He was awarded the Medal in the Salón de Otoño in 1964, the First National Watercolor Prize in 1974, the Felipe Trigo Medal of the City Council of Madrid, among others. In 2004, Almeria organized a retrospective exhibition of his work...

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