Joaquín SorollaSpanish, 1863–1923May one see it?
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
Buey de piel rojiza, entrando en el mar.
Sorolla Museum
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.
1901 · Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
1902 · Award
Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII