Description
Like Claude Monet s celebrated plein air landscapes at Giverny, the series collected in this book represents among the best-loved examples of Joaquin Sorolla s (1863-1923) work, and a window into the Spanish painter s quest to capture the essence of a garden. Described by Monet as the master of light, Sorolla and his landscapes, formal portraits, and historically themed canvases drew comparisons to contemporary American painter John Singer Sargent. Sorolla had achieved renown on both sides of the Atlantic for grand scenes of Spanish life when he began a personal series of garden works, presented completely for the first time in this publication. Painted at the palaces of La Granja and the Alcazar in Seville, the Alhambra and Generalife in Granada, and at the painter s home in Madrid, these Impressionist works allowed Sorolla to apply his signature loose brushwork and training as a photographer s lighting assistant to gardens and the sculptures, architecture, and sitters that frame and animate them. Sorolla depicted reflections in fountains and pools, the sunlight dappling his glamorous sitters, sprays of orange blossoms, and shaded blue-and-white tile as he endeavoured to render the radiant peace of a summer afternoon. 120 Colour Illustrations
About the Author
Blanca Pons-Sorolla is the foremost scholar on the work of Joaquin Sorolla and has written and contributed to numerous books, including Sorolla: The Masterworks. She is the artist s great-granddaughter. She was deputy curator of the retrospective exhibition Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923) held at the Prado in 2009.
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- Contributor: Blanca Pons-Sorolla
- Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications
- ISBN13: 9780847866489
- Number of Pages: 152
- Packaged Dimensions: 241x279mm
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
- Release Date: 2019-04-16
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Blanca Pons-Sorolla is the foremost scholar on the work of Joaquin Sorolla and has written and contributed to numerous books, including Sorolla: The Masterworks. She is the artist s great-granddaughter. She was deputy curator of the retrospective exhibition Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923) held at the Prado in 2009.
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