Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Ancianas, Lequeitio
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Where is “Ancianas, Lequeitio” now? Collection: Sorolla Museum, Madrid. Unknown.
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
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Museum text in Spanish
Dibujo relacionado con los realizados en Lequeitio durante el mes de septiembre de 1912, preparatorios del panel Guipúzcoa. Los bolos, presentando dos figuras femeninas ancianas, ambas encorvadas. A la derecha una tercera figura femenina más joven, de espaldas, avanzando con un gran cesto sobre la cabeza. Viste indumentaria tradicional, destacando el pañuelo azul, tal como anota Sorolla, con el que se recoge el cabello.
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In the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole life1911
Contract with Huntington for a series on Spain
In Paris Sorolla signed a contract with the American magnate and patron Archer Huntington for a series of paintings on life in Spain. The major commission of his career, it dominated his last years.
early 1911
Second US visit: St. Louis and Chicago
Sorolla visited the United States a second time and showed 152 new paintings at the Saint Louis Art Museum and, a few weeks later, 161 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
1911–1919
Through the provinces of Spain to paint from life
Huntington had envisioned a history of Spain; Sorolla preferred a “Vision of Spain” and finally images of the regions of the peninsula, “The Provinces of Spain”. He painted all but one of the huge canvases en plein air, travelling to Navarre, Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, Elche, Seville, Andalusia, Extremadura, Galicia, Guipúzcoa, Castile, León and Ayamonte and posing models in local costume.
