Many of the paintings in this volume are "impressions", rough sketches for more of Sorolla's wonderful beach scenes. They are not finished impressionist paintings but instantaneous moments Sorolla captured for memory and perhaps future use.
Many of the paintings in this volume are "impressions", rough sketches for more of Sorolla's wonderful beach scenes. They are not finished impressionist paintings but instantaneous moments Sorolla captured for memory and perhaps future use.
The best way to describe this book is to refer to the painting "Capturing the Moment" or "Instantánea, Biarritz" from 1906. Joaquín Sorolla was not afraid for the photographic camera. On the contrary, he was trained with it and it influenced his paintings deeply.
Many of the paintings in this volume are "impressions", rough sketches for more of Sorolla's wonderful beach scenes. They are not finished impressionist paintings but instantaneous moments Sorolla captured for memory and perhaps future use.
Many of the paintings in this volume are "impressions", rough sketches for more of Sorolla's wonderful beach scenes. They are not finished impressionist paintings but instantaneous moments Sorolla captured for memory and perhaps future use. Unfortunately, Sorolla died and could not finish these captivating sketches.
Joaquín Sorolla (born in Valencia 1863 --died in Cercedilla 1923) is one of the most successful Spanish painters ever. He was a genius in capturing the essence of the scene he was painting. Joaquín Sorolla painted the most wonderful beach scenes. Every year he visited his native Valencia with its wonderful beaches and dazzling sunlight. He lived while photography was being invented and popularized. Some of his breathtaking beach scenes show how he was familiar with and employed similar techniques as the photograph. His beach paintings became enormously popular and are in many great museums. In the course of preparing for his grand masterpiece "The Vision of Spain", which hangs in the Hispanic Society of America, Sorolla also visited many places of Spain. Here he painted types of people and local dress which made up his vision of Spain, diverse and colorful yet united. Enjoy this splendid beach trip!
Joaquín Sorolla (born in Valencia 1863 - died in Cercedilla 1923) is one of the most successful Spanish painters ever. He was a genius in capturing the essence of the scene he was painting. Joaquín Sorolla painted the most wonderful beach scenes. Every year he visited his native Valencia with its wonderful beaches and dazzling sunlight. He lived while photography was being popularized.
A painter of vast pieces in his early days - works intended for salons and national exhibitions - Joaquin Sorolla (Valencia, 1863-1923) very soon developed a style of outdoor painting of his own which, though not connected stylistically with the Barbizon School, nevertheless pursued the same postulates, as a result of which he came to be known as a Spanish Impressionist painter. He began to devote himself entirely to this practice in 1900, painting landscapes, views of cities, studies of nature, seascapes and garden scenes in which he demonstrated his tremendous skill in capturing the effects of light. Joaquin Sorolla is unquestionably an essential book for anyone interested in the Spanish Impressionists, and the most complete work of reference on this artist from Valencia. It includes an insightful and in-depth essay by Blanca Pons-Sorolla and some 300 reproductions of his most important pieces.
Joaquín Sorolla painted the most wonderful beach scenes. Every year he visited his native Valencia with its wonderful beaches and dazzling sunlight. He lived while photography was being invented and popularized. Some of his breathtaking beach scenes show how he was familiar with and employed similar techniques as the photograph. His beach paintings became enormously popular and are in many great museums.