Mily Possoz - Artist Info

About Mily Possoz

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    Emilia ‘Mily’ Possoz (1888-1967) Mily Possoz received her artistic training with Emilia dos Santos Braga in her home country and moved to Paris in 1904 to study at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière.

    During a stay in Germany she perfected the technique of etching under the guidance of Willy Spatz. In 1909 she returned to Portugal. Since 1912 she exhibited along with the artists Manuel Bentes and Eduardo Viana at the Salon of Humorists and Modernists (Exposições de Humoristas e Modernistas).

    In addition, she published numerous drawings in Portuguese avant-garde magazines.

    From 1922 to 1937 she lived again in Paris together with Eduardo Viana. After her return to Portugal she worked alongside the a...

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