"Raphael Martinez Padilla (1878-1961) Portrait Of A Young Girl, Spanish School"
Rafael Martínez Padilla (Màlaga 1878 - Barcelona, June 1958)[1] was a Spanish painter, more familiar with Rafael Padilla. it is an oil on canvas in the format 50cm by 44cm without frame, signed lower left, some small restorationsHe spent his youth in Barcelona, received training in Llotja. He became a friend of Picasso, whom he met at the "dels Quatre Gats" cabaret in Barcelona. In 1906, he exhibited, together with Pau Gargallo, in Barcelona. Devotes himself to landscapes, still lifes and portraits. In 1937, he was transferred to France where he lived for a long time. He participated in various official exhibitions and won some
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