Cecilio Pla y Gallardo (1860-1934) was a well-known, socially successful artist who in the course of his career received many awards and prizes. Competent but conventional, he followed artistic fashions rather than creating them, progressing from the minutely detailed representation of regional rustic themes, through sunbathed impressionism in the manner of Sorolla, to final flirtation with modernism. His watercolors are facile and lighthearted; he was an excellent decorator, and as an illustrator, he contributed frequently to Spanish magazines.
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