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CCSE · Task 4 · Spanish culture and history

Which woman painted the picture La verbena?

¿Qué mujer pintó el cuadro La verbena?

  1. Clara LagoClara Lago
  2. Maruja MalloMaruja Mallo
  3. Carmen MauraCarmen Maura
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✓ Maruja Mallo

Maruja Mallo was a Spanish painter of the Generación del 27 and the author of La verbena (1927). Her style mixed surrealism and popular scenes. She was part of “las Sinsombrero”, the women artists of that generation, and during the Civil War she went into exile in Argentina. Carmen Maura and Clara Lago, on the other hand, are actresses. Remember: Mallo equals painter of La verbena.

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