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Hello everyone,
My mom has had this painting for many years. It used to belong to the Nicaraguan dictator Luis Somoza, but when his family was kicked out of power back in 1979, she managed to get this painting from his house.
From what I can make of it, the signature seems to say "Barros 68", but I cannot find any painter by this name. Google lens identifies it as "Barres", so maybe it's a French painter?
I hope someone can help me!
Cheers! 
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There's a French painter named Christine Barres - I wouldn't have said this looks much like her work, but there are some similarities. There was also an artist named Martin, and originally Michel, Barré - now dead. There's also a Remi LaBarre.
Barros is a more Latin American name than Barre, but the only one I can find is André Martins de Barros, and I'm quite confident this isn't one of his. Is this the whole painting, or a detail?
