Joaquín Sorolla - painter of light
2022
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Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923) was one of the major Spanish painters at the turn of the 19th century; his paintings exude light, and appear modern and photographic-like, capturing dynamic moments of gentle and subtle realism, capable of staging the contemporary, without commenting it. An authentic visual poetry presenting a marine rural Spain rooted in tradition; an artistic style relevantly set between Goya and Picasso, marking a crucial milestone in the course of Spanish and European painting. This monograph documents the long and prolific artistic career of this important protagonist of the international art scene in the decades between the 19th and the 20th centuries: scenes of life by the sea, fishermen, beautiful and fleeting real-life moments, as well as portraits in the wake of the grand portraiture tradition established by Greco, Goya, Velázquez, interpreted with modern photographic take.
Main title:
Joaquín Sorolla - painter of light / edited by Micol Forti, Consuelo Luca de tena.
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Imprint:
Milan : Skira, 2022.
Collation:
208 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm
ISBN:
9788857248042 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
759.6
Local class:
ARTIST-SOROLLA
Language:
English
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BRN:
2570840