Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Composición con dos figuras
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
Composición con dos figuras, una sentada en primer término, en pose de tres cuartos a la izquierda, doblada sobre sí misma. Detrás de ella, hacia la izquierda, otra figura de pie se inclina sobre la primera, abrazándola el cuello con su brazo derecho. En la parte superior rasguño de figura.
Sorolla Museum
Particulars
Meanwhile, in the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole lifec. 1881
Madrid: studying the old masters in the Prado
At eighteen Sorolla travelled to Madrid and studied the master paintings in the Museo del Prado with great energy.
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.
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.
