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and joined a group of firefighters from Santiago, although he did not remain with them for long. Serious cultural reforms were sweeping the country, but he was amazed to see how little had changed at the Academy. That is, Ciccarelli was still in charge, so Smith established his own teaching workshop.
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Although an excellent teacher, he was very disorganized, painting when the mood struck him. As a result, many of his works were done quickly or left unfinished. His many imitators often make it difficult to assign authorship with certainty. The majority of his paintings are in private collections.
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lifestyle he had adopted caused him to squander his money, so he had to go to the United States to seek financial assistance from his grandfather, Antonio José, who at that time was a diplomat in New York. He then went to Italy, where he spent a year working with the landscape painter
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style in his students. Smith wanted to paint landscapes instead of mythological subjects, but Ciccarelli was adamant in his opposition. In 1851, thoroughly frustrated, Smith left the school to paint on his own.
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called on them to stop publishing "esos monos groseros" (those crude monkeys). After less than a year of operation, they had to close up shop, at least temporarily.
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forced him to emigrate. He decided to go to France and, after a short time, became reasonably successful. However, the
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He continued to insist so vehemently that, in 1849, his family gave in and allowed him to study at the new
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After only a year, he quit and became an illustrator for the political daily
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in Santiago. His mother, Carmen, was the daughter of independence leader
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A year later, unsuccessful, he enlisted in a squadron of mounted
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In 1866, following a difficult six-month voyage, he landed at
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His father, Jorge, was a native of Scotland and served as the
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Antonio Smith, Pintor de Paisajes y Caricaturista Chileno
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