Thursday, May 5, 2022

Joaquin Sorolla
(1863 - 1923)

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida was a Spanish painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes and monumental works of social and historical themes. His most typical works are characterized by a dexterous representation of the people and landscape under the bright sunlight of Spain and sunlit water.<
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquín_Sorolla



Mother
1895
Oil on canvas
125 x 169 cm
Museo Sorolla, Madrid


<i>This painting from 1895-1900 is the brilliant standout in Joaquín Sorolla’s career. It shows his wife and muse Clotilde and their newly born daughter Elena. </i>

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