Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Dos figuras
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: Dos figuras A la izquierda, busto de perfil a la derecha, con gorro plegado en la parte superior, estilo barretina. Es sólo un apunte ligero. Hacia el centro de la hoja, otro busto de frente, parece que masculino, pero también es un apunte muy ligero. Reverso: Tres apuntes de figuras masculinas En la zona superior, busto masculino prolongado, hasta la cintura, visto de espaldas. A la cabeza lleva gorro ladeado hacia la izquierda. Bajo este dibujo, otros dos que se ven con el papel girado 90 grados. A la izquierda, figura masculina de perfil a la izquierda, representado hasta la cintura. Parece que lleva gorra plana y adelanta el brazo izquierdo, parece que sujetando algo. A la derecha, tercera figura, de frente y también hasta la cintura. Lleva gorra plana y sujeta con su mano derecha un elemento representado por unas simples líneas.
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.
