Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Mercado de León
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Mercado de León” now? Collection: Sorolla Museum, Madrid. Unknown.
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Museum text in Spanish
La escena se desarrolla en una plaza porticada. A la izquierda del primer término, muchacha de perfil con pañuelo multicolor anudado en la nuca. Detrás, de izquierda a derecha, varios grupos de figuras delante de los puestos y la arquitectura de la plaza.
Sorolla Museum
Details
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Sorolla Museum
- Image: Sorolla Museum — In Copyright
In the life of Joaquín Sorolla
The whole life1901 · 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
