Joaquin Sorolla

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Joaquin Sorolla es considerado uno de los grandes maestros de la pintura española mas actual. Su enorme cantidad de obras catalogadas - mas de 2200 - nos hablan de su desbordante creatividad.

El pintor valenciano nace en 1863 y pasa una vida de abundancia junto a su familia, habitando principalmente en Madrid, pero viajando también a muchos rincones de Europa. Finaliza su vida a una temprana de edad de 60 años en 1923.

Cuando es muy joven visita Paris y conoce de cerca la obra de los impresionistas que lo cautiva. Cosecha ademas un gran éxito en una gran exposición en Paris donde muestra 500 obras y alcanza fama internacional. En los años siguientes sigue creciendo su éxito como artista, igual que su éxito económico. Ya en vida fue reconocido su inusual talento para los retratos y las escenas cotidianas.

Es llamado el pintor de la luz por el protagonismo que a ella le confiere, sobre todo en sus ultimas obras. La culminación de su trabajo es sin duda la serie de enormes cuadros que hace entre 1913 y 1919 sobre las diferentes regiones de España, por encargo de la Hispanic Society, haciendo con ello un monumento imborrable a su patria.

Vean mas de este ilustre pintor poniendo en Internet su nombre.

La semana pasada presentamos a la artista de mosaicos británica Julie Edmunds

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Joaquin Sorolla

Joaquin Sorolla is considered one of the greatest masters of contemporary Spanish painting. His enormous amount of cataloged works - more than 2200 - tell us about his overflowing creativity.

The Valencian painter was born in 1863 and spent a life of abundance with his family, living mainly in Madrid, but also traveling to many corners of Europe. He ended his life at an early age of 60 in 1923.

When he is very young he visits Paris and comes to know closely the work of the Impressionists and that captivates him. He also harvests success in a large exhibition in Paris where he shows 500 works and reaches international fame. In the following years his success as an artist continues to grow, as does his economic success. Already in life his unusual talent for portraits and everyday scenes was recognized.

He is called the painter of light because of the prominence that he gives to it, especially in his latest creations. The culmination of his work is undoubtedly the series of huge paintings which he made between 1913 and 1919 on the different regions of Spain ordered by the Hispanic Society of New York, making it an indelible monument to his homeland.

See more of this illustrious painter putting his name on the Internet.

Last week we presented the British mosaic artist Julie Edmunds

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