10_Blast-Furnaces-in-Bilbao-by-Darío_de_Regoyos

Blast Furnaces in BilbaoDario de Regoyos, 1908

Dario de Regoyos (1857-1913) was a Spanish painter most famed for his contribution to the revival of Spanish painting. He studied in Madrid and Brussels and after graduating, travelled quite widely, throughout Morocco, the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium. His style developed from naturalism, through impressionism to pointillism. He’s credited with introducing impressionism to Spanish art, and though his work was not widely admired during his lifetime, after his death, his art became respected and popular.

Attribution

Darío de Regoyos [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Wrap Up Your Painting

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