Joaquín SorollaEspagne, 1863–1923Peut-on la contempler ?
Madrid, Espagne
Le propriétaire est connu ; on ignore si l’œuvre est exposée aujourd’hui.
A la izquierda, figura masculina sentada en una silla de pala recta calada. Lo vemos girado de tres cuartos, de perfil a la derecha. Va vestido con una especie de bata o camisa holgada y a la cabeza lleva gorra ajustada, quizá una boina. Está sentado frente a una mesa, en la que apoya el brazo derecho sosteniendo un vaso que se lleva hacia la boca. Al fondo, a la derecha, breve apunte de otra cabeza, quizá también masculina.
Musée Sorolla
1888
Returns to Valencia to marry Clotilde
Sorolla returned to Valencia to marry Clotilde García del Castillo; by 1895 they had three children — María, Joaquín and Elena.
13 avril 1889
Daughter born: María Sorolla García
1890
Moves to Madrid: large canvases for the salons
The family moved to Madrid. For the next decade Sorolla concentrated on large canvases of orientalist, mythological, historical and social subjects for salons and international exhibitions in Madrid, Paris, Venice, Munich, Berlin and Chicago.
8 novembre 1892
Son born: Joaquín Sorolla García
12 juin 1895
Daughter born: Elena Sorolla García
1897
“A Research”: the Prize of Honour in Madrid
Two paintings linking art and science, “Portrait of Dr. Simarro at the Microscope” and “A Research”, won Sorolla the Prize of Honour at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts. He showed his friend Simarro in the laboratory, catching the contrast between the reddish-yellow light of a gas burner and the weak mauvish light from the window.