Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Playa de Asturias
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Where is “Playa de Asturias” 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
Superficie llena de vegetación, de la que surge un camino desde la izquierda al centro, que desemboca en la playa. A la derecha, una mujer vestida de negro con un bulto de ropa blanca. Al fondo, la orilla del mar del que emerge la isla de La Deva en la desembocadura del río Nalón. Cielo azul. Es reverso de: Caserio de Asturias (Nº Invº 639)
Sorolla Museum
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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
