Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Figuras castellanas
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Madrid, Spain
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Grupo de cinco figuras: dos manchegos, uno sentado de lado en un asno (apenas dibujado), envuelto en una capa y con la cabeza mirando al espectador; y el otro de pie a su lado, con una alforja sobre el hombro y con sombrero de ala ancha y copa troncocónica. Entre ellos, en segundo término, asoma la silueta de otra cabeza. A la derecha, un personaje tocado con sombrero alto tipo montera, semi tapado por la figura femenina infantil que hay delante, cubierta con una mantilla. En la parte izquierda, girando el papel 90º, apunte de dos figuras.
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In the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole life1911
Contract with Huntington for a series on Spain
In Paris Sorolla signed a contract with the American magnate and patron Archer Huntington for a series of paintings on life in Spain. The major commission of his career, it dominated his last years.
early 1911
Second US visit: St. Louis and Chicago
Sorolla visited the United States a second time and showed 152 new paintings at the Saint Louis Art Museum and, a few weeks later, 161 at the Art Institute of Chicago.
1911–1919
Through the provinces of Spain to paint from life
Huntington had envisioned a history of Spain; Sorolla preferred a “Vision of Spain” and finally images of the regions of the peninsula, “The Provinces of Spain”. He painted all but one of the huge canvases en plein air, travelling to Navarre, Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, Elche, Seville, Andalusia, Extremadura, Galicia, Guipúzcoa, Castile, León and Ayamonte and posing models in local costume.
