(Valencia, 1863-Cercedilla, Spain, 1923) Spanish painter. Formed in his hometown with the sculptor Capuz, studied the works from the Prado Museum, and thanks to a scholarship that allowed him to live and study in Rome in 1884 to 1889. At this time was devoted mainly to paintings of historical subjects, which do not offer too much interest. A trip to Paris in 1894 put him in contact with impressionist painting, which led to a real revolution in his style. He left the above items and began to paint outdoors, using the light and the colors of the Mediterranean. Are precisely the works with light and vigorous colors that reproduce scenes on the seafront which most identify with the art of Sorolla. He was a very active artist who also conducted numerous portraits of Spanish personalities, and some works of social complaint under the influence of his friend Blasco Ibanez. His style was friendly and easy, so he received countless works, which allowed him to enjoy a good social position. His fame broke the Spanish border and extended across Europe and the United States, where exposed on several occasions and where, in 1910 to 1920, he painted a series of murals with regional issues for the Hispanic Society of America in New York.
In the style of Sorolla, the Impressionist technique and design emphasizes the representation of the human figure (nude children, women dressed) on a background of beach or landscape, where the reflections, shadows, transparencies, the intensity of light and color give value to items in itself inconsequential. There is a substantial collection of his paintings at the Museum Sorolla in Madrid.
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