Alberto Orrego Luco

Alberto Orrego Luco (20 April 1854 in Valparaíso – 2 June 1931 in Santiago) was a Chilean Impressionist landscape painter and diplomat.

He had his first showing in 1872, at a competition celebrating the establishment of the Mercado Central de Santiago, organized by Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna.

[2] His work was recognized by the Chilean government and he was granted a stipend that enabled him to participate in the Salon of 1877 and travel to Italy, where he remained for almost ten years, painting landscapes and cityscapes.

Although he did not personally participate in exhibitions or competitions, his mother quietly made arrangements and he won several awards in Chile.

This, together with the premature death of one of his daughters, resulted in a severe depression that made him increasingly isolated and unsociable;[1] a state of mind which is reflected in his works of that period.