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Alberto Plá y Rubio
"At the Annual Fair", an early 20th Century oil on canvas by Alberto Plá Rubio

1909

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ALBERTO PLA Y RUBIO Spanish, 1867 - 1937 AT THE ANNUAL FAIR signed & dated "Pla Rubio, 909" (lower right) oil on canvas 14 X 25-5/8 inches (35.5 X 65 cm.) framed: 22 X 33-3/8 inches (55.5 X 84.5 cm.) Alberto Plá y Rubio was born in Vilanoba de Castelló, Valencia in 1867, and died in Barcelona in 1937. He studied at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. He completed his training at the San Carlos Academy in Valencia, and attended Ignacio Pinazo's workshop in the same city. In 1895 he presented himself to the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, still unkown, and obtained a 1st Medal with a historical theme. The success of the aforementioned work, for which he also obtained consideration of 1st Medal in the General Exhibition of Fine Arts of Barcelona of 1898 and Gold Medal in the International Exhibition of Munich of 1901, marked the guidelines of its production, works of social subjects and marked realism, with great predilection for the anecdotal and thorough. Since 1903 he has been teaching at the Official School of La Lonja in Barcelona and he remained based in that city. His work, oblivious to the liveliest currents of Barcelona, ​​evolved into an impressionism of loose brushstroke. "AT THE ANNUAL FAIR". It is a work of a lively chromatism with a loose and lively brushstroke, and a great light force. The subject is clearly Valencian, the clothes and the types of field reflect it, always being his predilection for painting. His works are in the Museum of Fine Arts in Valencia and in the Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona.
  • Creator:
    Alberto Plá y Rubio (1867 - 1937)
  • Creation Year:
    1909
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.98 in (35.5 cm)Width: 25.6 in (65 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    35.5 X 65 cm.Price: $28,942
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  • Gallery Location:
    Madrid, ES
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU128114812861

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