ARTURO MICHELENA(1863-1898)-was a Venezuelan painter born in Valencia, Carabobo State. He began to paint at a young age under his father's tutelage. Traveled to Paris where he studied in the famous Académie Julian. He was the first Venezuelan artist to succeed overseas and, with Cristóbal Rojas (1857–1890) and Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827–1902), one of the most important Venezuelan painters of the 19th century. (Wiki)
Autorretrato con sombrero de copa). 1892. Oleo sobre tela. 16,2 x 21,6 cm. Banco Industrial de Venezuela.
EN EL ESTUDIO DEL PINTOR,1880
*Sotheby's 2011,New York-Latin American Art
ESTUDIO PARA ACTO TERCERO, ESCENA TRES DEL "HERNANI" DE VICTOR HUGO
*Sotheby's 2013,New York-Latin American Art
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STILL LIFE WITH YELLOW ROSES
STILL LIFE WITH PINK ROSES
*Sotheby's 2007,New York-Latin American Art
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Wikimedia Commons Gallery of Works
Escenas del circo.1891 Oleo sobre tela. 37,7 x 46,2 cm. Colección de la Galería de Arte Nacional, Caracas – Venezuela
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Flores de mayo y paisaje
La Rosa
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Gato
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