CARLOS SÁENZ DE TEJADA Y DE LEZAMA (Tangier, Morocco, 1897-Madrid, 1958). "The circus". Ink and watercolor on paper. Measurements: 33 x 24 cm; 59 x 51 cm (frame). Carlos Sáenz was academically formed in the workshop of the artist Daniel Cortés, although later he continued his education in the School of Fine Arts of Madrid, completing his studies by the hand of Master Sorolla and López Mezquita. During the Spanish Civil War he was head of the Graphic Section of Foreign Propaganda.

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