Benito Quinquela Martín

Benito Quinquela Martín
Quinquela Martín in 1933
Born(1890-03-01)March 1, 1890
La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedJanuary 28, 1977(1977-01-28) (aged 86)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known forPainting

Benito Quinquela Martín (March 1, 1890 – January 28, 1977) was an Argentine painter. Quinquela Martín 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.

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