Collection: Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923) 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.
He trained under Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz and Gonzalo Salvá Simbor. He drew inspiration from Impressionism, Édouard Manet, and realism. Among his most cited paintings: Chapel on the Láchar estate, White slave trade, Sad Inheritance, and Sewing the sail. His practice is associated with Post-impressionism, naturalism, and social realism.
His oeuvre falls under Impressionism.
