Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923May one see it?
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
A la derecha, figura femenina sentada. Lleva pañuelo a la cabeza y sostiene algo entre sus brazos, pero no si distingue bien, puede tratarse de un niño pequeño. A la derecha, arriba, cabeza de perfil a la derecha sin especificar el rostro. En el reverso se ha copiado por contacto el dibujo con Nº Inv. 11744
Sorolla Museum
13 April 1889
Daughter born: María Sorolla García
1890
Moves to Madrid: large canvases for the salons
The family moved to Madrid. For the next decade Sorolla concentrated on large canvases of orientalist, mythological, historical and social subjects for salons and international exhibitions in Madrid, Paris, Venice, Munich, Berlin and Chicago.
8 November 1892
Son born: Joaquín Sorolla García
12 June 1895
Daughter born: Elena Sorolla García
1897
“A Research”: the Prize of Honour in Madrid
Two paintings linking art and science, “Portrait of Dr. Simarro at the Microscope” and “A Research”, won Sorolla the Prize of Honour at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts. He showed his friend Simarro in the laboratory, catching the contrast between the reddish-yellow light of a gas burner and the weak mauvish light from the window.