Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Asturiana y vaca
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Where is “Asturiana y vaca” 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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About the work
Museum text in Spanish
Anverso: Mercado de ganado. Varias cabezas de ganado vacuno entre las que se mueven algunas figuras, femeninas y masculinas. Destacan a la derecha dos hombres, con gorra, junto a una mujer de espaldas, que lleva saya, manteleta sobre la camisa y pañuelo en la cabeza. Los cuartos traseros de una de las vacas están dibujados en la hoja anterior. Sobre el dibujo se ha copiado por contacto el nº Inv. 12775. Reverso: Asturiana y vaca. Figura femenina sentada de espaldas, ataviada con saya, dengue sobre los hombros y pañuelo en la cabeza anudado en la nuca. Parece sostener algo sobre las rodillas. Al fondo, vaca de perfil izquierdo. Sobre el dibujo se ha copiado por contacto el nº Inv. 12777.
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In the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole life1900
Grand Prix at the Paris Universal Exposition
“Sad Inheritance”, a huge canvas of crippled children bathing in the sea at Valencia under a monk’s supervision, brought Sorolla his greatest official recognition, the Grand Prix and a medal of honour, and his exhibit as a whole earned him nomination as a Knight of the Legion of Honour. After this picture he never returned to so overtly social a theme.
1901 · Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
1901
A medal of honour in Madrid for “Sad Inheritance”
The painting won the medal of honour at the National Exhibition in Madrid. Two of its luminous preparatory oil sketches Sorolla gave as gifts to the American artists John Singer Sargent and William Merritt Chase.
1902 · Award
Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII
