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Sorolla and the Paris Years
Veronique Gerard-Powell
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Description for Sorolla and the Paris Years
Hardcover. Published on the occasion of a major retrospective, this gorgeous new survey focuses on the paintings related to the years Joaquin Sorolla spent in Paris. Num Pages: 248 pages, 130 Colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: ACVT; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1776.
A native of Valencia, Spanish Impressionist Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923) first went to Paris in 1885 as a young artist at the age of twenty-three. He exhibited at the international salons, winning the Grand Prix at the Exposition Universelle in 1900, and in 1906, he exhibited for the first time at the Galerie Georges Petit, one of the principal galleries of the Impressionists. The exhibition was a resounding success and helped establish Sorolla's international reputation. Known for his vigorous compositions, unusual color palette, and loose, radiant brush strokes, Sorolla's sundrenched landscapes, beach scenes, and luminous portraits even impressed such contemporaries as ... Read more
A native of Valencia, Spanish Impressionist Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923) first went to Paris in 1885 as a young artist at the age of twenty-three. He exhibited at the international salons, winning the Grand Prix at the Exposition Universelle in 1900, and in 1906, he exhibited for the first time at the Galerie Georges Petit, one of the principal galleries of the Impressionists. The exhibition was a resounding success and helped establish Sorolla's international reputation. Known for his vigorous compositions, unusual color palette, and loose, radiant brush strokes, Sorolla's sundrenched landscapes, beach scenes, and luminous portraits even impressed such contemporaries as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Skira Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847848355
SKU
V9780847848355
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About Veronique Gerard-Powell
Veronique Gerard-Powell is chief curator and senior lecturer in the history of art at the University of Paris- Sorbonne and is a specialist in Spanish painting and the history of collecting. Dominique Lobstein is former head of documentary studies in the painting department of the Musee d'Orsay, Paris. Maria Lopez Fernandez is chief curator at Mapfre Foundation, Madrid. Blanca Pons-Sorolla ... Read more
Reviews for Sorolla and the Paris Years
Sorolla and the Paris Years is a comprehensive study of the life and oeuvre of a naturalist painter who is known as one of baroque master Diego velaquez's best heirs. It explains not only his oeuvre as a whole but also includes analysy of individual paintings. This book is a gift for art lovers. . . It is simply a ... Read more