Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Mercado
May one see it?
Unknown
Sorolla Museum
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
A la izquierda, un grupo de tres mujeres de pie, formando corro. Tras ellas, una mujer agachada o sentada de la que sólo vemos la parte superior del cuerpo, cubriéndose la cabeza con pañuelo. En segundo plano, un rectángulo que puede corresponderse con una silla, y al fondo lo que parece una fuente y rasguños que podrían indicar más mujeres. Puede tratarse de una escena de mercado. En el reverso se ha copiado por contacto el dibujo con Nº Inv. 13382
Sorolla Museum
Particulars
Meanwhile, 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
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.
1901 · Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
1902 · Award
Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII
