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Clotilde, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1886
Joaquín Sorolla, portraitJoaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923

Clotilde

1886 · Drawing

May one see it?

Unknown

Sorolla Museum

Madrid, Spain

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since
Sep 27, 2026
Source
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About the work

In the museum's own words — in Spanish

Anverso: Dos mujeres en el balcón A la izquierda, figura femenina de pie, de cuerpo entero, de frente a nosotros. Está de espaldas a la barandilla de un balcón, en la que se acoda, apoyándose de forma que su figura queda ligeramente inclinada hacia un lado. Lleva vestido largo, con cuello alto, y al que no se han dibujado mas detalles. El pelo recogido, sin adornos, y en una de las orejas parece que se ha dibujado un pendiente. Todo el rostro está sombreado, sin rasgos. Junto a ella, a la derecha, otra figura femenina sentada en el suelo. Es una figura mucho mas abocetada que la anterior, representándose todavía menos rasgos distintivos. Al fondo, a la derecha, asomando sobre la barandilla del balcón, parte de una cúpula de un edificio. A los pies del dibujo, una inscripción indica que la escena tiene lugar a la puesta del sol.

Read on

Reverso: Clotilde En la zona superior de la hoja, un rostro femenino visto desde arriba. Está enmarcado por unos mechones de cabello y representa a una joven riéndose. Parece tratarse de un retrato de Clotilde, la que fuera esposa del pintor y en la fecha en que se data el cuadernillo, su novia.

Sorolla Museum

Particulars

1886 · aged 23
18631923

Meanwhile, in the life of Joaquín Sorolla

The whole life
  1. 1885

    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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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Figura femeninaArquitecturaElemento arquitectónicoExteriorRetrato de la familia Sorolla

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolorsImpressionism19th century

Sources

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Before the Bullfight, Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, c. 1900

Before the Bullfight

c. 1900 · Minneapolis Institute of Art

Portrait of the Painter Francesco Santoro, Rome, Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, 1887

Portrait of the Painter Francesco Santoro, Rome

1887 · Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Wounded Foot, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1909

The Wounded Foot

1909 · J. Paul Getty Museum

Hall of the Ambassadors, Alhambra, Granada, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1909

Hall of the Ambassadors, Alhambra, Granada

1909 · J. Paul Getty Museum

Corner of the Garden, Alcazar, Sevilla, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1910

Corner of the Garden, Alcazar, Sevilla

1910 · J. Paul Getty Museum

Court of the Dances, Alcázar, Sevilla, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1910

Court of the Dances, Alcázar, Sevilla

1910 · J. Paul Getty Museum

Isabelita and Thor, Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, 1893

Isabelita and Thor

1893 · National Gallery of Art

The Return from Fishing, Joaquín Sorolla, 1894

The Return from Fishing

1894 · Musée d'Orsay

María, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1986

Joaquín Sorolla

María, 1986

Boceto para un retrato cinegético de Alfonso XIII, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1920

Joaquín Sorolla

Boceto para un retrato cinegético de Alfonso XIII, 1920

Retrato de D. Rafael Calleja, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1920-06

Joaquín Sorolla

Retrato de D. Rafael Calleja, 1920-06

Estudio para Ayamonte. La pesca del atún, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1919-05-14–1919-06-29

Joaquín Sorolla

Estudio para Ayamonte. La pesca del atún, 1919-05-14–1919-06-29

En el puerto, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1919-05-14–1919-06-29

Joaquín Sorolla

En el puerto, 1919-05-14–1919-06-29

El Cavall Bernat por la tarde, Cala de San Vicente, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1919-08-11–1919-09-10

Joaquín Sorolla

El Cavall Bernat por la tarde, Cala de San Vicente, 1919-08-11–1919-09-10

El Cavall Bernat, Cala de San Vicente, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1919-08-11–1919-09-10

Joaquín Sorolla

El Cavall Bernat, Cala de San Vicente, 1919-08-11–1919-09-10

Barca de pesca, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1919-05-14–1919-06-29

Joaquín Sorolla

Barca de pesca, 1919-05-14–1919-06-29

Apunte de figura femenina, Juana de Castilla (?), Lorenzo Vallés, 1888

Lorenzo Vallés

Apunte de figura femenina, Juana de Castilla (?), 1888

Lázaro Galdiano Museum

Cabeza femenina. Academia

Cabeza femenina. Academia

Lázaro Galdiano Museum

Maja con sombrilla, Eugenio Lucas Villamil, 1900

Eugenio Lucas Villamil

Maja con sombrilla, 1900

Lázaro Galdiano Museum

Dama de espaldas con sombrero, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1914–1915

Joaquín Sorolla

Dama de espaldas con sombrero, 1914–1915

Sorolla Museum

Damas en los jardines, París, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1887

Joaquín Sorolla

Damas en los jardines, París, 1887

Sorolla Museum

Apuntes de figuras, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1886

Joaquín Sorolla

Apuntes de figuras, 1886

Sorolla Museum

Figura femenina de espaldas, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1902

Joaquín Sorolla

Figura femenina de espaldas, 1902

Sorolla Museum

Apunte de escena, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1885–1889

Joaquín Sorolla

Apunte de escena, 1885–1889

Sorolla Museum