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Joaquín Sorolla

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Joaquín Sorolla

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Also known as Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquín Sorolla Bastida, Joaquim Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquin Sorolla Y Bastida, Joachim Sorrolla y Bastida, Joaquin Sorolla y Bastido, Joaqquin Sorolla y Bastida

Spanish painter (1863-1923)

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Born
1863
Died
1923
Works
47

Top works

  • Sorolla
  • Prodigios de la luz
  • Sorolla, su vie y su arte
  • El Museo Sorolla visita Valencia
  • Sorolla y sus contemporáneos

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Spain
Active from
1990-10-08

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Key facts

Born
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida , ( 1863-02-27 ) 27 February 1863, Valencia , Spain
Died
10 August 1923 (1923-08-10) (aged 60), Cercedilla , Spain
Known for
Painting , landscape art
Movement
Impressionism , Luminism
Spouse
Clotilde García del Castillo (married 1888)

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Works in European collections

12 objects attributed to Joaquín Sorolla, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923) was a Spanish painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes, and monumental works of social and historical themes. His most typical works are characterized by a dexterous representation of the people and landscape under the bright sunlight of Spain and sunlit water.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Joaquín Sorolla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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