Apuntes de figuras

1886 · Drawing

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Sorolla Museum

Madrid, Spain

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In this state since: Sep 27, 2026
Source: The museum

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Museum text in Spanish

Anverso: Soldado de perfil Figura masculina de cuerpo entero, de pie, de perfil a la izquierda. Lleva capa larga bajo la cual se puede ver parte de la pernera del pantalón, con cinta a lo largo del lateral. Sobre la cabeza, sombrero parecido al bicornio, y del rostro, que prácticamente sólo se ha esbozado, destaca un gran bigote. Reverso: Apuntes de figuras A la izquierda, figura masculina de espaldas. Lleva abrigo largo y chistera a la cabeza, y en su mano izquierda sujeta un paraguas cerrado o un bastón. A su derecha, otra figura muy esquemática, y que parece que también es masculina aunque no se distingue bien por ser un apunte somero. En la zona derecha de la hoja, busto masculino de perfil a la derecha. Lleva chistera a la cabeza, y acoda el brazo derecho sobre algún elemento de forma que levanta esta mano hacia su cara.

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Soldiers Male figure Urban life

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors Impressionism 19th century

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In the life of Joaquín Sorolla

The whole life

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.
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.
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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