Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Apuntes de figuras
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Anverso: Apuntes de figuras En la zona superior, en primer plano, respaldo de una silla de pala curva, sin representar las patas. Frente a ella, parece haber una mesa. A su derecha, una figura masculina de pie, de perfil a al izquierda, representada hasta el final de la chaqueta que lleva puesta. A la cabeza, sombrero. En la zona inferior, dibujo visto con el papel en sentido contrario y en el que se representa una figura masculina de espaldas, hasta la cintura, parece que sentado en una silla. A la cabeza, sombrero. Reverso: En el café Cinco figuras masculinas sentadas a una mesa de un café o restaurante. Todos ellos están representados de medio cuerpo y en distintas actitudes. En primer plano, a la izquierda, figura masculina con bigote de perfil a la derecha. Tras él, dos hombres con sombrero a la cabeza que se llevan las manos a al boca. A la derecha, figura de espaldas y a su derecha, otra de perfil a la izquierda, parece que con barba y pelo largo, que se cubre la cabeza con sombrero.
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In the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole life1885
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.
13 April 1889
Daughter born: María Sorolla García
1890
Moves to Madrid: large canvases for the salons
The family moved to Madrid. For the next decade Sorolla concentrated on large canvases of orientalist, mythological, historical and social subjects for salons and international exhibitions in Madrid, Paris, Venice, Munich, Berlin and Chicago.
