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.[2] In 1960 he was awarded the Premio Palanza de la Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes de Argentina.[3] Batlle Planas was an influence on numerous Latin American painters, including Roberto Aizenberg.[4] Fashion designer Dalila Puzzovio studied under him.

Juan Batlle Planas

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  1. ^ Mackintosh, Fiona Joy (2003). Childhood in the Works of Silvina Ocampo and Alejandra Pizarnik. Tamesis Books. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-85566-095-3.
  2. ^ "Paranoia and Hope". Journal of Surrealism and the Americas. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Juan Batlle Planas". EPDLP. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ^ Balderston, Daniel; Gonzalez, Mike; López, Ana M. (2000). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures: A-D. Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-415-13188-9.