The Return from Fishing, Joaquín Sorolla, 1894
Joaquín Sorolla, portraitJoaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923

The Return from Fishing

1894 · Painting · 265 × 403.5 cm

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Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

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

In this state since
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About the painting

The Return from Fishing: Hauling the Boat (French: Retour de la pêche: halage de la barque, Spanish: El regreso de la pesca: remolcando el barco) is an oil on canvas by the Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla in 1894. Large in size, 265 cm × 403 cm (104 in × 159 in), it has been exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay since 1977. The painting depicts the return of a fishing boat with a lateen sail. Two oxen tow the boat on a beach surrounded by fishermen.

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Accession number
RF 948

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  • Image: Musée d'Orsay — Joaquín Sorolla · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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