Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Bailarina
May one see it?
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Sorolla Museum
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Spanish
Anverso: Bailarina Figura femenina de cuerpo entero, levantada sobre las puntas de sus pies, en posición de tres cuartos, ligeramente girada hacia el fondo. Tiene el cuerpo inclinado hacia su derecha, con los brazos formando un arco frente a su cuerpo. Viste tutú representado alborotado por el movimiento de la figura. Reverso: Bailarinas Varias figuras femeninas, en fila hacia el fondo, bailando. Todas llevan tutú y el pelo recogido en moño alto, aunque la definición de las figuras va decreciendo según se encuentran más al fondo, indicándose, con el trazo rápido y alborortado, el movimiento de las mujeres.
Sorolla Museum
Particulars
Meanwhile, 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
