Tag: Joaquín Sorolla
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Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, Net menders 01 Classic Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #215
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923) was born in Valencia. He and his younger sister were orphaned 2 years later when both their parents died from a cholera outbreak. From an early age it was clear that Sorolla had a passion for art. Instead of academic study, the young Sorolla would spend his…
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Joaquin Sorolla; Sewing the Sail 01 Classic Work of Art, Marine Painting – With Footnotes, #193
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923) was born in Valencia. He and his younger sister were orphaned 2 years later when both their parents died from a cholera outbreak. From an early age it was clear that Sorolla had a passion for art. Instead of academic study, the young Sorolla would spend his…
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Joaquín Sorolla, 1863 – 1923, SPANISH, RETURN WITH THE CATCH, c. 1908 17 Classic Works of Art by the Old Masters, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #21a
Joaquín Sorolla, 1863 – 1923, SPANISH RETURN WITH THE CATCH, c. 1908 Oil on canvas 25.5 by 37.5cm., 10 by 14½in. Private Collection Painted on El Cabañal beach, Valencia, in 1908, the present work takes up a theme that preoccupied Sorolla like no other: returning fishermen attended by their wives and daughters carrying baskets in which to carry…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART BY THE OLD MASTERS, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #21G
Joaquín Sorolla, 1863 – 1923, SPANISH CHILDREN ON THE SHORE, ,c. 1905 Oil on canvas 33.5 by 63cm., 13 by 24¾in. Private Collection This scene combines one of Sorolla’s most jewel-like renditions of the sea and cliffs of Cabo de San Antonio, Jávea, with a portrayal of a personal family moment. Depicting, from left to right, his three…