Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Dos caballos
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
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Spanish
Anverso: Dos caballos En la mitad superior de la hoja, caballo visto desde los cuartos traseros, en pose de tres cuartos de perfil a la derecha. En la mitad inferior, visto con el papel girado 90 grados, otro caballo de frente, parece que al trote, girando la cabeza hacia la derecha. Reverso: Estudio de figura Figura masculina vista de tres cuartos desde atrás. Tiene la mitad superior de su cuerpo inclinada hacia la izquierda, y parece que el dibujo se ha centrado en la ubicación de la figura en un espacio más o menos cuadrangular, del que se han dibujado distintas líneas de fuga.
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
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.
