María Luisa de la Riva y Callol-Muñoz (1865−1926) was a Spanish painter.

Biography

Riva y Callol de Muñoz was born on 4 April 1865 in

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, Spain. She studied with Ricardo Bellver and . She was married to fellow painter Domingo Muñoz. She exhibited regularly at the Exposiciones Nacionales de Bellas Artes where she won medals in 1897, 1901, 1887, and 1895. Riva y Callol de Muñoz exhibited her work at the

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at the 1893

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in Chicago, Illinois. and she also exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in 1889 and at the salon of the Union des femmes peintres et sculpteurs (Paris) in 1902''Bulletin officiel de l'Union des femmes peintres et sculpteurs'' du 1er janvier 1902 o
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/ref> Riva y Callol de Muñoz was a member of the Union of Women Painters and Sculptors of Vienna as well as the Society of Artists of Berlin and the Society of Artists of Vienna. She died in

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, Spain on 22 September 1926. Her paintings are in the

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's collection.

Gallery

María Luisa de la Riva y Callol-Muñoz-Flores y frutas.jpg, ''Flowers and fruits'' María Luisa de la Riva y Callol-Muñoz-Puesto de flores.jpg, ''Flower stand''

References

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