Apunte, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1886
Joaquín Sorolla, portraitJoaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923

Apunte

1886 · Drawing

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Sorolla Museum

Madrid, Spain

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Anverso: Apunte Parece tratarse del apunte de una figura femenina vista de espaldas, con peineta y mantilla. La zona inferior del cuerpo se ha dejado sin dibujar. Reverso: Barca y remero Vista de una barca en perspectiva, con un remero en su interior que utiliza, para hacer avanzar la barca, una larga pértiga, por lo que puede que estemos ante el dibujo de una góndola.

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Meanwhile, in the life of Joaquín Sorolla

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  1. 1885

    A four-year grant to study in Rome

    Having completed his military service, the twenty-two-year-old Sorolla received a grant from the Spanish Academy in Rome for four years of study in Italy. In Rome he was welcomed by the academy’s director, Francisco Pradilla, in whose example the young painter found stability.

  2. 1885

    Paris: his first encounter with modern painting

    A long stay in Paris gave him his first exposure to modern painting; he was especially struck by exhibitions of Jules Bastien-Lepage and Adolph von Menzel. Back in Rome he studied with José Benlliure, Emilio Sala and José Villegas Cordero.

  3. 1888

    Returns to Valencia to marry Clotilde

    Sorolla returned to Valencia to marry Clotilde García del Castillo; by 1895 they had three children — María, Joaquín and Elena.

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