RAFAEL MARÍA MARTÍNEZ PADILLA (Málaga, 1878 - Barcelona, 1961). "Bay of Roses", Costa Brava. Oil on canvas.

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  RAFAEL MARÍA MARTÍNEZ PADILLA (Málaga, 1878 - Barcelona, 1961). "Bay of Roses", Costa Brava. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 100 x 120 cm. Contrary to what happens with other painters, Padilla reached his highest artistic level in the last years of his life, in which his painting evolved from the initial soft symbolist modernism towards a landscape painting of strong color, close to the best works of Joaquín Mir. In this painting we can appreciate the imprint of impressionism, whose intense and almost expressionist chromatism is echoed here in the balance of the different tonalities, applied as in the master's work with short and moving brushstrokes, reflecting the changes in the texture of the countryside, the stones and the furrows. Rafael Martínez Padilla lived in Barcelona from his childhood until 1937 when he moved to France. He returned to Barcelona in 1950. Later he studied at the School of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi, and from 1904 he took part in most of the official competitions and exhibitions held in Barcelona. That year he participated in the Universal Exhibition of 1904 with "El dolor", a work that won a prize, and in 1906 he was distinguished at the National Fine Arts Exhibition in Madrid with an honorary mention for one of the works he presented, entitled "Sic transit". He also obtained a second medal in the International of Barcelona in 1907, for his painting "Marina". He also held individual exhibitions, especially the one held in 1905 at the Sala Parés, where he reiterated his presence later. Padilla was a friend of Luis Bagaria, and frequented Els Quatre Gats. During his stay in France he mainly cultivated the landscape, and held several exhibitions both in Paris and Honfleur. He achieved special success with the one held in 1949 at the Parisian gallery Berheim-Jeune. He also stood out as a portraitist, and painted with success still life subjects and elegant female figures. In 1950, on his return from Paris, he held his last exhibition in Barcelona. He is currently represented in the MACBA, in the Fundación del Banco Hispano Americano and in other important Spanish and foreign art galleries.
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