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Joaquin Terruella MatillaJoaquin Terruella bullfighting scene oil paintingc.1940
c.1940
Price:$1,600
$2,298.31List Price
About the Item
- Creator:Joaquin Terruella Matilla (1891 - 1957, Spanish)
- Creation Year:c.1940
- Dimensions:Height: 13.78 in (35 cm)Width: 15.36 in (39 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Barcelona, ES
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU115527759082
Joaquin Terruella Matilla
Joaquim Terruella Matilla (1891 - 1957) Joaquim Terruella Matilla, nephew and disciple of Segundo Matilla. Specialist in landscape painting and gender. Barcelona, Madrid and Zaragoza are his three favorite cities to exhibit his works. Framed as an excellent landscape painter, reference of the Catalan school.
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