- Volume 1 of Joaquin Sorolla's catalogue raisonné is the first part of
the culmination of a project initiated by Francisco PonsSorolla and
Blanca Pons-Sorolla, which assembles all currently known works by the
painter - some 4,000 pieces. This first volume is dedicated to the
collection of the Sorolla Museum in Madrid, SpainJoaquin Sorolla's
catalogue raisonné is the culmination of a project that was initiated by
Francisco Pons-Sorolla and Blanca Pons-Sorolla, which assembles all the
work of the painter known so far (over 4,000 works). The aim of this
project is the publication of five volumes in which the works by Joaquin
Sorolla Bastida (1863-1923) will be presented by themes: 1. Sorolla
Museum; 2. The Sea and the Beach; 3. Portraits; 4. Landscapes; 5.
Composition Works. Within these themes, the works will be presented
chronologically, so that the evolution of the painter can be observed in
each case. This first volume of the catalogue is dedicated to the
collection of the Sorolla Museum, which houses the largest collection of
the artist's works. It displays a comprehensive panorama of the
painter's oeuvre through 1,300 pieces. The project is currently being
financed by the Sorolla Museum Foundation, and is being carried out by
Blanca Pons-Sorolla, with the collaboration of Teresa Jiménez-Landi and
Mónica Rodríguez Subirana. Since the beginning of the project in 1987, a
profoundly better understanding of Sorolla's work has been achieved.
