Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Barca
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: Barca Vista de perfil de una embarcación. La proa tiene un vástago vertical que recuerda la forma de las góndolas, sin embargo, la popa es plana, quizá no representando un modelo real sino que Sorolla decidió terminar así el dibujo. Dentro de la embarcación, dos figuras. La de la izquierda aparece de perfil a la derecha y tiene un remo entre sus manos, mientras que la de la derecha está sentada en un plano superior. Reverso: Peras y busto femenino En la zona superior, varias peras entre hojas. En la mitad inferior de la hoja, busto femenino hasta la cintura, con el brazo derecho extendido frente a su cuerpo y sin terminar de dibujar. Lleva traje o vestido con cuerpo ceñido a la cintura y cuello alto. En la cabeza destaca un adorno a modo de pequeña peineta en la parte trasera que parece que sostiene un velo ligeramente insinuado frente a la cara.
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.
