Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Dos escenas
May one see it?
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
In the museum's own words — in Spanish
Anverso: Picador saludando al público. Figura masculina de frente, con las piernas abiertas y la cadera ligeramente inclinada hacia su derecha, brazos en alto, sujetando un sombrero redondo o castoreño con su mano derecha, y cabeza inclinada hacia abajo, como haciendo una reverencia. Viste taleguilla, camisa, chaquetilla y fajín. Reverso: Dos escenas. Papel dividido en dos por dos líneas. En la parte de la izquierda, apunte de una figura, unas líneas horizontales que podrían insinuar una escalera y unos rasguños inidentificables a la derecha. En la parte de la derecha, girando el papel 90º, figura de perfil a la derecha, con el brazo extendido levantado a la altura del rostro. A la derecha rasguños inidentificables.
Sorolla Museum
Particulars
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Sorolla Museum
- Image: Sorolla Museum — In Copyright
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
