Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923Playa de Valencia
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Where is “Playa de Valencia” now? Collection: Sorolla Museum, Madrid. 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 painting
Museum text in Spanish
Varias mujeres y niños junto a la orilla del mar. Dos bueyes arrastran una barca hacia el mar. A la derecha, otra embarcación con las velas desplegadas. Fondo de cielo azul con nubes blancas.
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
