Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Madre e hijo en la playa
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Madrid, Spain
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Anverso: Madre e hijo en la playa. A la derecha, figura infantil junto a una figura femenina a la que no vemos ni la cabeza ni los pies. Viste bata de playa que se remanga dejando al descubierto las piernas. El niño parece alzar los brazos para ser aupado. A la izquierda, figura infantil desnuda de frente, con las piernas ligeramente flexionadas y los brazos alzados a la altura de los hombros. Reverso: Niño en la playa. Figura infantil desnuda en pose de tres cuartos a la derecha vista desde atrás. Los rasguños que la rodean podrían insinuar la presencia de su madre junto a ella.
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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
