Joaquin Sorolla
oaquin Sorolla (1863-1923) was born at a time when the golden age of Spanish painting was already in the past. Sorolla painted his family, fishermen, children, and created huge panels for a museum in the United States depicting scenes of village life in the provinces of Spain. He focused on paintings with timeless subjects inspired by the images of the Spanish Levant. Valencia's sun-drenched coastline, waves beating against the shore, children frolicking in the water, fishermen sailing into the sea under white sails, clothes streaming in the wind. The artist learned to fantastically convey light: he skillfully painted glare on foliage, water, clothes, and the swarthy bodies of bathing children. At the age of 40, Joaquin Sorolla was already considered the main Spanish artist of our time.
