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Fillol presents an uncompromising image of female prostitution that denounces human exploitation and the personal degradation of the victim. Although critics recognised the painting’s audacity and praised its naturalism, the academic prize awarded to Fillol – the second medal at the 1897 National Exhibition – was not accompanied by any financial reward, and the work was indeed not bought until 191
Amidst insults and evident signs of mistreatment, a girl is expelled by her family from the camp where she lives. In this composition, which was presented at the National Exhibition of 1915, Fillol alludes with great emotional force both to the violence suffered by women and to the incomprehension of a patriarchal society based on ancestral traditions, here incarnated in the Gypsies, of women’s de
En la producción de Fillol es sobre todo conocida su vertiente costumbrista y regionalista, que nos ha legado una amplia y multitudinaria galería de tipos, costumbres y escenas folklóricas. En estas visiones avanza desde el naturalismo inicial hasta un arte más decorativo y a veces caracterizador.Este autorretrato debió de ser efectuado hacia 1915, cuando el pintor tenía cuarenta y cinco años, de
