# Roberto Domingo y Fallola artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1883-01-12
- Death date: 1956
- Nationality: Spanish
- Common media: painting

## About Roberto Domingo y Fallola

Roberto Domingo y Fallola (born Juan Roberto Domingo Fallola; January 12, 1883, Paris – 1956) was a Spanish painter best known for his depictions of bullfights. Born in Paris to Spanish parents, he became one of the dedicated artists who documented the culture and drama of the corrida de toros during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His work captures the movement, color, and spectacle of the bullring with a focus on the matador and the charged atmosphere of the arena. Active primarily between approximately 1890 and 1910, Domingo y Fallola is recorded in major authority files including the Library of Congress, Getty ULAN, and RKD, and is cited in standard biographical references such as Bénézit, Thieme/Becker, and Vollmer. Collectors encounter his work most often through auction appearances of bullfight-themed paintings, drawings, and prints.

## Common works and media

Domingo y Fallola's most frequently encountered works are paintings and works on paper depicting bullfight scenes — including matadors, picadors, and arena action. These range from small-format oil paintings and gouaches to larger canvases and prints. Subjects center on the Spanish bullring, with individual matador portraits and panoramic arena views being common compositions. Works on paper and reproductive prints of his bullfight imagery also circulate in the secondary market.

## Market and appraisal context

Roberto Domingo y Fallola's work appears at auction primarily as bullfight-subject paintings, drawings, and prints. Value is influenced by medium (oil on canvas vs. works on paper), the scale and complexity of the composition, the quality of condition and provenance documentation, and whether the work can be firmly attributed to his documented active period. The absence of a published catalogue raisonné means that attribution should be supported by expert opinion or documented provenance. Collectors should be aware that some reference sources record different birth years (1867 vs. 1883), which can affect how lots are catalogued across databases.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from authority files and museum databases with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Roberto Domingo y Fallola, identity data is sourced from the Library of Congress Name Authority File, Getty ULAN, VIAF, Wikidata, and RKD, with biographical references including Bénézit, Thieme/Becker, and Vollmer.

## Sources

- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99253609
- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/23618
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/32905982/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500035678
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55988402