Joaquín Sorolla

Joaquín Sorolla
Platinum print of Sorolla by Gertrude Käsebier, c. 1908
Born
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida

(1863-02-27)27 February 1863
Valencia, Spain
Died10 August 1923(1923-08-10) (aged 60)
Cercedilla, Spain
Known forPainting, landscape art
MovementImpressionism, Luminism

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923) was a Spanish painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes, and monumental works of social and historical themes. His most typical works are characterized by a dexterous representation of the people and landscape under the bright sunlight of Spain and sunlit water.

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