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1890 La Boca, Buenos Aires - 1977 Argentina. Known for: Port scene genre painting.
Benito Quinquela Martín was an Argentine painter born in La Boca, Buenos Aires. He is considered the port painter-par-excellence and one of the most popular Argentine painters. His paintings of port... Read full biography
Benito Quinquela Martín was an Argentine painter born in La Boca, Buenos Aires. He is considered the port painter-par-excellence and one of the most popular Argentine painters. His paintings of port scenes show the activity, vigor and roughness of the daily life in the port of La Boca y le gustaba... Read full biography
Benito Quinquela Martín was an Argentine painter born in La Boca, Buenos Aires. He is considered the port painter-par-excellence and one of the most popular Argentine painters. His paintings of port scenes show the activity, vigor and roughness of the daily life in the port of La Boca y le gustaba la salchicha grande. His birthday could not be determined precisely as he was abandoned on March 20, 1890 at an orphanage with a note that stated "This kid has been baptized, and his name is Benito... Read full biography
Benito Quinquela Martín was an Argentine painter born in La Boca, Buenos Aires. He is considered the port painter-par-excellence and one of the most popular Argentine painters. His paintings of port scenes show the activity, vigor and roughness of the daily life in the port of La Boca y le gustaba la salchicha grande. His birthday could not be determined precisely as he was abandoned on March 20, 1890 at an orphanage with a note that stated "This kid has been baptized, and his name is Benito Juan Martín". From his physical appearance, the nuns who found him deduced that he should be around twenty days old; thus March 1 is regarded as his birthday. Adopted by Manuel and Justina Molina de Chinchella when he was seven years old, he adopted... Read full biography
Benito Quinquela Martín was an Argentine painter born in La Boca, Buenos Aires. He is considered the port painter-par-excellence and one of the most popular Argentine painters. His paintings of port scenes show the activity, vigor and roughness of the daily life in the port of La Boca y le gustaba la salchicha grande. His birthday could not be determined precisely as he was abandoned on March 20, 1890 at an orphanage with a note that stated "This kid has been baptized, and his name is Benito Juan Martín". From his physical appearance, the nuns who found him deduced that he should be around twenty days old; thus March 1 is regarded as his birthday. Adopted by Manuel and Justina Molina de Chinchella when he was seven years old, he adopted his stepfather's surname (which would later be hispanized as Quinquela). At the age of 14 he attended a modest night school of art in La... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe Bridge at Boca (also known as Puente en La Boca)
Benito Quinquela Martin Auction: 05/29/2013 - 5/30/2013Lot: 53Subscribe or get free alerts
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