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and donated several works to La Boca and the city of Buenos Aires. He also bought the land, and donated the money to build a school, a
Children's Dental Hospital, a place where women breast-fed orphaned children, and his home to be used as a museum. On March 15, 1974, at the age of 84, he married his
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Quinquela was a prolific painter throughout his life. Over the decades his style evolved. His early works, pre-1925 are less refined than his work after his return from Europe and New York. His port paintings from the 1930's and 1940's are amongst his best.
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who found him deduced that he should be around twenty days old; thus March 1 is regarded as his birthday.
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during the display. Quinquela Martín made his last trip in 1930, to
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