A new survey of the best works by the elusive and spectacular Spanish
Impressionist Joaquín Sorolla. Often compared to his contemporary, the
American artist John Singer Sargent, Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923) was a
master draftsman and painter of landscapes, formal portraits, and
monumental, historically themed canvases. Highly influenced by French
Impressionism, the Valencian artist was a master plein-air painter known
for his luminous seaside scenes of frolicking youths and for vivid
depictions of Spanish rural life and its pleasures and customs. This
beautifully designed and produced volume brings together one hundred of
Sorolla's major paintings, selected by his great-granddaughter Blanca
Pons-Sorolla, the foremost authority on the artist. Benefiting from
close proximity to the artist and his personal archives, she presents an
in-depth essay that explores Sorolla's life, work, and remarkable
international legacy. With virtually all of the artist's previous
publications now out of print, this much-anticipated volume is an
important addition to the literature on this great Spanish master.