Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Esperando las barcas
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Where is “Esperando las barcas” now? Collection: Sorolla Museum, Madrid. Unknown.
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
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Anverso: Esperando las barcas. Grupo de pescadoras sentadas en la playa, casi de frente al espectador, esperando la llegada de las barcas. Destaca la figura del centro, que apoya los brazos sobre las rodillas levantadas. Una anotación indica la posición del sol, detrás del grupo, por lo que las figuras aparecen sombreadas, a base de trazos oblicuos en zig zag. Reverso: Pescadores con redes e inscripción. Dos figuras de pie, en pose de tres cuartos a la izquierda, cargan con una red, cada una por un extremo. Girando el papel 90º a la izquierda, anotación manuscrita de Sorolla a lápiz. Girando el papel 90º a la derecha, anotación manuscrita de Sorolla a carboncillo. Sobre el dibujo se ha copiado por contacto el reverso del nº Inv. 12888.
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In the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole life1900
Grand Prix at the Paris Universal Exposition
“Sad Inheritance”, a huge canvas of crippled children bathing in the sea at Valencia under a monk’s supervision, brought Sorolla his greatest official recognition, the Grand Prix and a medal of honour, and his exhibit as a whole earned him nomination as a Knight of the Legion of Honour. After this picture he never returned to so overtly social a theme.
1901 · Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
1901
A medal of honour in Madrid for “Sad Inheritance”
The painting won the medal of honour at the National Exhibition in Madrid. Two of its luminous preparatory oil sketches Sorolla gave as gifts to the American artists John Singer Sargent and William Merritt Chase.
1902 · Award
Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII
