Juan Batlle Planas

Juan Batlle Planas (3 March 1911 in Torroella de Montgrí, Girona, Spain – 8 October 1966 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentine painter of Spanish origin belonging to the surrealist school,[1] orienting in later years to romanticism.

Many of his works, while obscure, were sombre in feeling, influenced by social unrest and economic and political problems in Argentina.

[3] Batlle Planas was an influence on numerous Latin American painters, including Roberto Aizenberg.

[4] Fashion designer Dalila Puzzovio studied under him.

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