Joaquín SorollaEspagne, 1863–1923Peut-on la contempler ?
Madrid, Espagne
Le propriétaire est connu. Si elle est exposée aujourd’hui, le musée ne le dit pas, et l’on ne nous a pas appris à deviner.
A la izquierda, figura femenina sentada, de cuerpo entero y de perfil a la derecha. A la cabeza lleva pañuelo. Al fondo, referencias espaciales marcadas por tres líneas verticales que indican puertas o esquinas de una estancia. A la derecha, otra figura femenina sentada, de perfil a la izquierda, pero muy esquemática, y a sus pies, lo que parece una figura infantil. En el reverso un rasguño, sin digitalizar.
Musée Sorolla
1900
Grand Prix at the Paris Universal Exposition
“Sad Inheritance”, a huge canvas of crippled children bathing in the sea at Valencia under a monk’s supervision, brought Sorolla his greatest official recognition, the Grand Prix and a medal of honour, and his exhibit as a whole earned him nomination as a Knight of the Legion of Honour. After this picture he never returned to so overtly social a theme.
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 · Distinction
Knight of the Legion of Honour
1902 · Distinction
Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII