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Fernando de Szyszlo
Fernando de Szyszlo in 2009
Born	Fernando de Szyszlo Valdelomar (1925-07-05)5 July 1925 Lima, Peru
Died	9 October 2017(2017-10-09) (aged 92) Lima, Peru
Nationality	Peruvian
Education	National University of Engineering Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Known for	Painting, sculpture, printmaking
Movement	Abstract art, Surrealism, Informalism
Awards	Order of the Sun of Peru, 2011

Fernando de Szyszlo Valdelomar (5 July 1925 – 9 October 2017) was a Peruvian painter, sculptor, printmaker, and teacher. He was a key figure in advancing abstract art in Latin America since the mid-1950s, and one of the leading plastic artists in Peru.

Szyszlo became a major force for artistic renewal in his country breaking new ground by expressing a Peruvian subject matter in a non-representational style. In 1962, he became a professor of art at Cornell University. In 1965 he became a visiting lecturer at Yale University.

Szyszlo was awarded the Order of the Sun of Peru in 2011.

Szyszlo died of complications from a fall at his home in Lima, Peru on 9 October 2017 at the age of 92.^[1]

• Fernando de Szyszlo on Artnet
• Fernando de Szyszlo at MLA Gallery, Los Angeles^{[permanent dead link]}
• Fernando de Szyszlo at Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York
• Fernando de Szyszlo at Mixografia, Los Angeles Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

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