Published on the occasion of a major retrospective, this gorgeous new
survey focuses on the paintings related to the years Joaquín Sorolla
spent in Paris. A native of Valencia, Spanish Impressionist Joaquín
Sorolla (1863-1923) first went to Paris in 1885 as a young artist at the
age of twenty-three. He exhibited at the international salons, winning
the Grand Prix at the Exposition Universelle in 1900, and in 1906, he
exhibited for the first time at the Galerie Georges Petit, one of the
principal galleries of the Impressionists. The exhibition was a
resounding success and helped establish Sorolla's international
reputation. Known for his vigorous compositions, unusual color palette,
and loose, radiant brush strokes, Sorolla's sun-drenched landscapes,
beach scenes, and luminous portraits even impressed such contemporaries
as Claude Monet. Richly illustrated and with newly researched essays by
noted scholars, this important book reveals much new information about
Sorolla's activities and relationships with other artists in Europe.
Included are more than one hundred paintings reflecting the artist's
career, from his early work in Paris in which the influence of the
French Impressionists is clearly evident, to the distinctive pictures
that reflect his mature and celebrated style.
