Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Clotilde durmiendo
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Where is “Clotilde durmiendo” now? Collection: Sorolla Museum, Madrid. Unknown.
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Spanish
Figura femenina tumbada de lado sobre una cama, con la cabeza, que mira hacia el espectador, apoyada en una almohada. Tiene los ojos cerrados y los brazos cruzados bajo el pecho. Viste traje largo decorado con puntilla en la zona del cuello y bocamangas. Se trata de Clotilde García del Castillo.
Sorolla Museum
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- Sorolla Museum
- Image: Sorolla Museum — In Copyright
In the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole life1888
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.
