Saltando a la comba, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, 1903
Joaquín Sorolla, portraitJoaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923

Saltando a la comba

1903 · Painting (oil sketch)

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Sorolla Museum

Madrid, Spain

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since
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About the painting

In the museum's own words — in Spanish

En una calle, dos niñas saltan a la comba. La de la derecha apoya su brazo izquierdo en la cadera, con el derecho mueve la cuerda. La del centro está saltando.

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Meanwhile, in the life of Joaquín Sorolla

The whole life
  1. 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.

  2. 1901 · Award

    Knight of the Legion of Honour

  3. 1902 · Award

    Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII

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