Antonio Fillol Granell

Antonio Fillol Granell (3 January 1870 – 15 August 1930) was a Spanish painter in the Social Realist style; known for his depictions of the people and customs of Valencia.

His father was the owner of a small shoe shop, where he worked when he was a boy, using his spare time to pursue his artistic interests.

[2] He had his first showing at the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition and won a prize of 500 Pesetas, which seems to have reconciled his family to his chosen career.

It was severely criticized and he was branded "immoral", although many major cultural figures, such as Benito Pérez Galdós and Vicente Blasco Ibáñez came to his defense.

In that capacity he provided assistance to local artists and helped establish the "Regional Exposition of Fine Arts" in 1908.