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| Watching the Fish, 1907 Joaquin Sorolla |
Okay, since we're on a roll... if you like Sargent and Zorn, you'll probably love the breathtakingly beautiful work of Joaquin Sorolla, also a contemporary.
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| Sewing the Sail, 1896, Joaquin Sorolla |
Sorolla was Spanish, born in Valencia in 1863, and was largely self-taught.
Talented and prolific, he sold 195 of the 356 paintings shown in New York City in 1909.
Two years later, he was commissioned by philanthropist Archer M. Huntington to paint a series of panels, vast in size, for the stately and newly built Spanish Society headquarters in New York.
The Spanish Society was founded at the turn of the century to provide Americans with resources and knowledge regarding their heritage from Spain, Portugal, and the directly related cultures of Central and South America.
Sorolla's series of paintings of scenes from Spanish life, were eleven and a half feet high and 230 ft. long and took 8 years to complete.
4 comments:
keep it going i am enthralled! oh to live in those early century paintings; the simplicity, the clothing, the romantic evocations........
debra
While all beautious, I love the sail making painting the best. How fun, I love art history. Tell us more.
Karen
Hi,
Nice pictures, Thank. It makes me feel great when I read all these stories. It helps me from hopelessness and make me stronger to fly… thanks… for everything.
Farm Fencing
Marvelous! Because French Impressionism was/is so popular, Impressionists from other countries are often overlooked. Sorolla, Sargent and Zorn captured light and created with it in true Impressionist fashion. While Zorn paints the cool light of Sweden, Sorolla intensifies the Spanish sun through his palette of warm colors. Sargent traveled throughout Europe and took his Impressionist inspiration from many places. Am a new visitor to your blog: it's wonderful! BTW, check out Scotland's Hornel for a lovely interpretation of the heathery light of Scotland.
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