Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 12, 2024
FOLLOWER OF JOAQUIN SOROLLA (SPANISH, 1863-1923)
Est: £800 - £1,200
FOLLOWER OF JOAQUIN SOROLLA (SPANISH, 1863-1923) FOLLOWER OF JOAQUIN SOROLLA (SPANISH, 1863-1923) Summer's evening beach scene bears signature (lower right) oil on canvas 28.5 x 33.5 cm. (11 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.)
Chiswick Auctions
Oct. 23, 2024
Joaquin Sorolla. Boat
Est: -
Pencil on paper with incomplete watermark "A RO" [A ROMANI]. It comes from the Testamentary of Joaquín Sorolla, within number 43 of the Series R (Drawings folder) of the 1929 inventory in which it was awarded to his youngest daughter Elena Sorolla García. Attached is a certificate from Mrs. Blanca Pons-Sorolla issued on December 22, 2023, in which she places the work in Valencia between the years 1903 and 1905.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 23, 2024
Joaquin Sorolla. Valencia Beach
Est: -
Pencil on paper. Handwritten inscription [Sun 11 in the morning]. It comes from the Testament of Joaquín Sorolla, within number 43 of Series R (Drawings folder) of the 1929 inventory in which it was awarded to his youngest daughter Elena Sorolla García. The figure of the child is one of the two that appear in no. 267 of the book "Drawings of Joaquín Sorolla" by Luz Buelga Lastra, FAHAH, Madrid, 2000, p. 320. Attached is a certificate from Mrs. Blanca Pons-Sorolla issued on December 22, 2023 in which she places the work in Valencia between the years 1904 and 1905.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 23, 2024
JoaquÌn Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863 - 1923), Portrait of the artist's niece
Est: £15,000 - £25,000
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863 - 1923) Study of a woman's head for the painting “Oath of the Constitution by Her Majesty the Queen Regent Doña María Cristina de Habsburgo” Madrid, 1897 Oil on canvas Provenance: Juan Antonio García del Castillo; Jaime García Banús; José Entrecanales Ibarra; Delfina Entrecanales; Thence by descent. Dimensions: (Frame) 24 in. (H) x 17 in. (W) (Canvas) 20.5 in. (H) x 13.5 in. (W) It is very likely that the original provenance of this work was that of Juan Antonio García del Castillo, son of the photographer Antonio García, since D. José Entrecanales acquired several works from that source and they had several of the studies for the Oath of the Constitution. In the photograph from the HSA Archive, it is noted that the model was chosen for her resemblance to Queen Maria Cristina of Habsburg. We are grateful to Blanca Pons Sorolla for her help in cataloguing this lot and for confirming that this painting will be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s work (Inv. 4959). Delfina Entrecanales (1927-2022) was a Spanish-British arts philanthropist and patron. Born to a southern Spanish family, she moved to England at the end of the Spanish civil war. She was the founder and director of the Delfina Foundation, an important not-for-profit arts foundation which supported, and continues to support, artists through residency programmes and exhibition space in London.
Sloane Street Auctions
Oct. 19, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA OIL PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to Joaquin Sorolla Y Bastida, Spanish, 1863 to 1923, oil painting on panel depicting a ballet dancer. Signed lower right. Framed. Additionally inscribed, on the backside. Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida 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. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Oct. 09, 2024
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (SPANISH, 1863-1923). Esperando. Paneau decorativ
Est: $400,000 - $600,000
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (SPANISH, 1863-1923). Esperando. Paneau decorativo.. oil on canvas 46 x 27 5⁄8 in. (116.8 x 70.2 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 09, 2024
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (SPANISH, 1863-1923). Puerto de Jávea. oil on can
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (SPANISH, 1863-1923). Puerto de Jávea. oil on canvas on board 7 1⁄8 x 8 in. (18.1 x 20.3 cm.).
Christie's
Sep. 25, 2024
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Javea sea", 1905
Est: €180,000 - €240,000
Oil on canvas Signed and dated in the lower left corner: "J. Sorolla Bastida/1905" On the back, partially lost label from the exhibition of the centenary of the artist's birth, "Sorolla 1863-1963", Cason del Buen Retiro, Madrid April-May 1963 This work will be included in the artist's catalog raisonne in preparation by Blanca Pons-Sorolla under number BPS 1521 Provenance: - Sorolla's will; awarded to her daughter Maria Sorolla Garcia -Francisco Pons-Sorolla y Arnau; 1973 -Private collection, Madrid Exhibitions: -1963, Madrid, "Sorolla 1863-1923. First Centenary of the birth of Sorolla", Cason del Buen Retiro, no. 20 (several notes); -2019, Madrid, "Hunting impressions. Sorolla in small format", Sorolla Museum, no. 160. Bibliography: -Pantorba, Bernardino "The Life and Work of Joaquin Sorolla", Extensa Graficas Monteverde, no. 2124 (2nd edition), Madrid, 1970, p. 212 -Pons-Sorolla, F., “L'obra de Sorolla a Xàbia”, Xàbiga: magazine of culture, no. 3, 1987, p. 130, no. 96 -David Gutierrez Pulido,"Xàbia in the life and work of Joaquin Sorolla", Xàbia City Council, 2021, p. 156, fig. 141 and 179 (reproduced). We thank Blanca Pons Sorolla for her help in cataloging this work. Measurements: 37.2 x 45.2 cm
Ansorena
Sep. 25, 2024
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Javea sea", c.1905
Est: €37,500 - €50,000
Oil on photographic cardboard Signed in the lower left corner: "J. Sorolla"; on the back printed: "Light and Art/Photography of/Antº.. Garcia/Valencia/Plaza de San Francisco nº10" This work will be included in the catalog raisonne in preparation of Blanca Pons-Sorolla with number BPS 265 Exhibitions: "Sorolla ", Galerie Georges Petit, Paris 1906 (probably no. 157 as “Etude”) Bibliography: -David Gutierrez Pulido, "Xàbia in the life and work of Joaquin Sorolla", Xàbia City Council, 2021, p. 161 and 176 (reproduced). We thank Blanca Pons Sorolla for her help in cataloging this work. Measurements: 13.3 x 21.9cm
Ansorena
Sep. 25, 2024
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Return from fishing", c.1899-1903
Est: €16,500 - €22,000
Charcoal and clarion pencil on brown paper, very fine, matte, tan beige color “J Sorolla”, signature apocryphal in the lower right corner Provenance: -Sorolla's will, series R, no. 41 (folder of several drawings), inventory of 1929, awarded to his daughter Elena Sorolla Garcia -Private collection, Madrid The drawings of oxen pulling out the boat, on the return from fishing, are numerous during much of Sorolla's artistic production, and specifically this one due to the support and its outline we place between 1899 and 1903. We thank Blanca Pons-Sorolla for cataloging this work Measurements: 21 x 41.5cm
Ansorena
Sep. 25, 2024
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Cabin boy sleeping in the boat", c. 1896-1899
Est: €4,500 - €6,000
Charcoal pencil on paper Brown type paper, very fine, matte, beige color somewhat tanned on the edges Unsigned From 1896 is the painting Child sleeping in a boat or The cabin boy's nap (BPS 1943) and from 1899 is The rest of the cabin boy (BPS 939), which are related to this drawing. Provenance: -Sorolla's will, series R, no. 40 (folder with several drawings), inventory of 1929, awarded to his daughter Elena Sorolla Garcia -Theo Gallery, Madrid -Private collection, Madrid We thank Blanca Pons-Sorolla for the cataloging of this work Measurements: 22 x 32.2 cm.
Ansorena
Sep. 25, 2024
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Valencian fishing boat rig", c.1896-1902
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Charcoal pencil on paper “GUARRO” type paper, very fine grain, matte, very slightly satin, It has incomplete filigree of a crown, slightly bony white color Unsigned Studies of the gear of Valencian fishing boats are frequent from 1894 and especially from 1896. Provenance: -Testamentary of Sorolla, series R, no. 43 (folder of drawings), inventory from 1929, awarded to his daughter Elena Sorolla Garcia -Theo Gallery, Madrid -Private collection, Madrid We thank Blanca Pons-Sorolla for her help in cataloging this work Measurements: 15.9 x 22 cm
Ansorena
Sep. 25, 2024
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Clotilde with Joaquinito", h.1896
Est: €1,350 - €1,800
Charcoal pencil on paper Unsigned The models are Clotilde, Sorolla's wife and his son Joaquin. “GUARRO” type paper, thin, matte, slightly boned white color. Provenance: -Sorolla's will, series R, no. 43 (folder of drawings), inventory of 1929, awarded to his daughter Elena Sorolla Garcia -Theo Gallery, Madrid -Private collection, Madrid We thank Blanca Pons-Sorolla for the cataloging of This work measures: 8.8 x 8.6 cm.
Ansorena
Sep. 25, 2024
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Figure of a woman sitting on the floor", c.1902-1902
Est: €1,800 - €2,400
Charcoal pencil on paper “GUARRO” type paper, fine, matte, slightly satin, has incomplete filigree of a crown, slightly boned white. On the reverse, handwritten inscription of Joaquin Sorolla: “Flock ahead / of all the figures of Leon / until the donkey in the foreground / term – or, oxen plowing / undulating land” Provenance: -Sorolla's will, series R, n .º 43 (folder with several drawings), inventory from 1929, awarded to his daughter Elena Sorolla Garcia -Theo Gallery, Madrid -Private collection, Madrid The figure could have been taken in the Leon market where it was common for women to sit on the floor where they presented their products for sale. The inscription on the reverse, although it reflects some ideas that Sorolla had at that time to carry out a larger work of type from Leon, would not be carried out until 1906-1907 and it did not include either the herd or the plowing oxen that he comments. We thank Blanca Pons-Sorolla for cataloging this work. Measurements: 10.9 x 16.2 cm.
Ansorena
Sep. 19, 2024
JoaquÌn Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863 - 1923), Study of a woman's head for the painting “Oath of the Constitution by Her Majesty the Queen Regent Doña María Cristina de Habsburgo” Madrid, 1897
Est: £20,000 - £40,000
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863 - 1923) Study of a woman's head for the painting “Oath of the Constitution by Her Majesty the Queen Regent Doña María Cristina de Habsburgo” Madrid, 1897 Oil on canvas Provenance: Juan Antonio García del Castillo; Jaime García Banús; José Entrecanales Ibarra; Delfina Entrecanales; Thence by descent. Dimensions: (Frame) 24 in. (H) x 17 in. (W) (Canvas) 20.5 in. (H) x 13.5 in. (W) It is very likely that the original provenance of this work was that of Juan Antonio García del Castillo, son of the photographer Antonio García, since D. José Entrecanales acquired several works from that source and they had several of the studies for the Oath of the Constitution. In the photograph from the HSA Archive, it is noted that the model was chosen for her resemblance to Queen Maria Cristina of Habsburg. We are grateful to Blanca Pons Sorolla for her help in cataloguing this lot and for confirming that this painting will be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s work (Inv. 4959). Delfina Entrecanales (1927-2022) was a Spanish-British arts philanthropist and patron. Born to a southern Spanish family, she moved to England at the end of the Spanish civil war. She was the founder and director of the Delfina Foundation, an important not-for-profit arts foundation which supported, and continues to support, artists through residency programmes and exhibition space in London.
Sloane Street Auctions
Sep. 12, 2024
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). Artist's book "Sorolla's sea". Copy 627/2998
Est: €900 - €1,000
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). Artist's book "Sorolla's sea". Copy 627/2998 Study book and art book with 69 facsimiles and 5 folding triptychs and two plates. Publisher: Artika, in co-publication with the Sorolla Museum Foundation. Preserves box of Measurements: 35,3 x 45,8 cm (books, x2): 35,3 x 45, 8 cm (folder with plates): 41x 53 x 12,5 cm (box). This artist's book produced between the Sorolla Foundation and the specialized publishing house Artika presents a selection of works by the Valencian artist based on the theme of the sea. Joaquín Sorolla (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923) showed his fondness for drawing and painting by attending drawing classes given by the sculptor Cayetano Capuz at the School of Artisans in the afternoons. Awarded upon finishing his preliminary studies at the Escuela Normal Superior, he entered the prestigious Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia in 1879. Also, during his visits to Madrid in 1881 and 1882, he copied paintings by Velázquez, Ribera and El Greco at the Prado Museum. Two years later he obtained a great success at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts with a history painting, which stimulated him to apply for a scholarship to study at the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Having achieved his goal, in 1885 Sorolla left for Rome, staying in Paris for several months before arriving. In the French capital he was impressed by the paintings of the realists and the painters who worked outdoors. At the end of his years in Rome he returned to Valencia in 1889, settling in Madrid the following year. In 1892 Sorolla showed a new concern in his art, becoming interested in social problems by depicting the sad scene of "¡Otra Margarita!", awarded a first class medal at the National, and the following year at the International in Chicago. This sensitivity would remain in his work until the end of the decade, in his performances on the Valencian coast. Gradually, however, the Valencian master will abandon the themes of unhappy children that we see in "Triste herencia", which had been awarded a prize at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and at the National in Madrid a year later. Encouraged by the success of his resplendent images of the Mediterranean, and stimulated by his love of the light and life of its sunny beaches, he focused on these scenes in his works, more cheerful and pleasant, with which he would achieve international fame.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 12, 2024
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). Artist's book "Los paisajes de Sorolla" with two plates. Facsimile with Old Mill Bianco paper, 100g. Copy 1804/2998. Attached study book. ARTIKA Publisher.
Est: €900 - €1,000
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). Artist's book "Los paisajes de Sorolla" with two plates. Facsimile with Old Mill Bianco paper, 100g. Copy 1804/2998. Attached study book. ARTIKA Publisher. Measurements: 35,3 x 45,5 cm cm (book), 35,3 x 45,7 cm (plates, x2); 41 x 53 x 12,5 cm (case). Unique editions with facsimile reproductions of 73 drawings by Joaquín Sorolla, belonging to the Sorolla Museum and the Sorolla Museum Foundation in Madrid. Joaquín Sorolla (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923) showed his fondness for drawing and painting, attending drawing classes in the afternoons given by the sculptor Cayetano Capuz at the School of Artisans. Awarded upon finishing his preliminary studies at the Escuela Normal Superior, he entered the prestigious Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia in 1879. Also, during his visits to Madrid in 1881 and 1882, he copied paintings by Velázquez, Ribera and El Greco at the Prado Museum. Two years later he obtained a great success at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts with a history painting, which stimulated him to apply for a scholarship to study at the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Having achieved his goal, in 1885 Sorolla left for Rome, staying in Paris for several months before arriving. In the French capital he was impressed by the paintings of the realists and the painters who worked outdoors. At the end of his years in Rome he returned to Valencia in 1889, settling in Madrid the following year. In 1892 Sorolla showed a new concern in his art, becoming interested in social problems by depicting the sad scene of "¡Otra Margarita!", awarded a first class medal at the National, and the following year at the International in Chicago. This sensitivity will remain in his work until the end of the decade, in his performances on the Valencian coast. Gradually, however, the Valencian master will abandon the themes of unhappy children that we see in "Triste herencia", which had been awarded a prize at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and at the National in Madrid a year later. Encouraged by the success of his resplendent images of the Mediterranean, and stimulated by his love of the light and life of its sunny beaches, he focused on these scenes in his works, more cheerful and pleasant, with which he would achieve international fame. In 1906 he held his first individual exhibition at the George Petit Gallery in Paris, where he also demonstrated his skills as a portraitist. In 1908 the American Archer Milton Huntington, impressed by the artist's exhibition at the Grafton Gallery in London, sought to acquire two of his works for his Hispanic Society. A year later he himself invited Sorolla to exhibit at his institution, resulting in an exhibition in 1909 that was a huge success. The relationship between Huntington and Sorolla led to the most important commission of the painter's life: the creation of the immense canvases destined to illustrate, on the walls of the Hispanic Society, the regions of Spain. Trying to capture the essence of the lands and people of his country, Sorolla traveled throughout Spain between 1911 and 1919, while continuing to hold exhibitions. Incapacitated by an attack of hemiplegia in 1921, Sorolla died two years later, without seeing his great "Vision of Spain", which would not be installed until 1926. He is currently represented in the Prado Museum and the one that bears his name in Madrid, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Orsay Museum in Paris, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Fine Arts Museums of Bilbao and Valencia, the National Portrait Gallery in London and many others.
Setdart Auction House
Aug. 18, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA OIL PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to Joaquin Sorolla Y Bastida, Spanish, 1863 to 1923, oil painting on panel depicting a ballet dancer. Signed lower right. Framed. Additionally inscribed, on the backside. Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida 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. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Jul. 11, 2024
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). "Paisaje de sierra", c. 1887-1889. Oil on panel. We thank Blanca Pons Sorolla for her help in the expertise of the work.
Est: €20,000 - €25,000
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). "Paisaje de sierra", c. 1887-1889. Oil on panel. We thank Blanca Pons Sorolla for her help in the expertise of the work. Soon the work will be included in the catalog raisonné of the artist (No. BPS-3860). Measurements: 14 x 11 cm; 47 x 43 cm (frame). This painting belongs to a seminal period of Sorolla's production, specifically to the period in which he resided in Rome, a key period for his formation. We can appreciate in this masterfully resolved intimate landscape where the artist is already defining a loose and vibrant brushstroke that will lead him to the full and fair recognition of his unmistakable technique. The expressiveness is maximum thanks to the skillful touches combining quick and broken strokes with a palette of ochers and browns in wise contrast with the light flesh tones and draped whites. Already in his school days, Joaquín Sorolla showed his fondness for drawing and painting, attending in the afternoons the drawing classes given by the sculptor Cayetano Capuz at the School of Artisans. Awarded upon finishing his preliminary studies at the Escuela Normal Superior, he entered the prestigious Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia in 1879. Also, during his visits to Madrid in 1881 and 1882, he copied paintings by Velázquez, Ribera and El Greco at the Prado Museum. Two years later he obtained a great success at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts with a history painting, which stimulated him to apply for a scholarship to study at the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Having achieved his goal, in 1885 Sorolla left for Rome, staying in Paris for several months before arriving. In the French capital he was impressed by the paintings of the realists and the painters who worked outdoors. At the end of his years in Rome he returned to Valencia in 1889, settling in Madrid the following year. In 1892 Sorolla showed a new concern in his art, becoming interested in social problems by depicting the sad scene of "¡Otra Margarita!", awarded a first class medal at the National, and the following year at the International in Chicago. This sensitivity will remain in his work until the end of the decade, in his performances on the Valencian coast. Gradually, however, the Valencian master will abandon the themes of unhappy children that we see in "Triste herencia", which had been awarded a prize at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and at the National in Madrid a year later. Encouraged by the success of his resplendent images of the Mediterranean, and stimulated by his love of the light and life of its sunny beaches, he focused on these scenes in his works, more cheerful and pleasant, with which he would achieve international fame. In 1906 he held his first individual exhibition at the George Petit Gallery in Paris, where he also demonstrated his skills as a portraitist. In 1908 the American Archer Milton Huntington, impressed by the artist's exhibition at the Grafton Gallery in London, sought to acquire two of his works for his Hispanic Society. A year later he himself invited Sorolla to exhibit at his institution, resulting in an exhibition in 1909 that was a huge success. The relationship between Huntington and Sorolla led to the most important commission of the painter's life: the creation of the immense canvases destined to illustrate, on the walls of the Hispanic Society, the regions of Spain. Trying to capture the essence of the lands and people of his country, Sorolla traveled throughout Spain between 1911 and 1919, while continuing to hold exhibitions. Incapacitated by an attack of hemiplegia in 1921, Sorolla died two years later, without seeing his great "Vision of Spain", which would not be installed until 1926. He is currently represented in the Prado Museum and the one that bears his name in Madrid, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Orsay Museum in Paris, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Fine Arts Museums of Bilbao and Valencia, the National Portrait Gallery in London and many others. We would like to thank Blanca Pons Sorolla for her help in the expert analysis of the work. The work will soon be included in the catalog raisonné of the artist (No. BPS-3860).
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 04, 2024
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863 - 1923) "Still Life. Flowers Still Life" (circa 1880)
Est: €16,000 - €35,000
Oil on canvas. Signed and initialled in the lower right corner "J Sorolla". Executed between 1880 and 1882. With a 19th century wood frame. Size: 77.5 x 44.5 cm; Size with frame: 86 x 53.5 cm Provenance: - Valencian private collection Literature: Francisco Javier Pérez Rojas, professor and Art Historian, talks about this work in the catalogue "Sorolla and the rebirth of the Valencian school" produced on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name: "Flower painting has a long tradition in Valencia, given that floral motifs adorned the silk brocades produced in the city. Sorolla had a real passion for flowers and commented on this to Clotilde in one of his letters. [ ]. This explains the abundant number of still lifes that have been catalogued from Sorolla's youthful years, as well as their quality. Among them is this unpublished Still Life (c. 1880 - 1882), which depicts a Chinese "Hu" vase with flowers and a small jewel or bracelet on a table. In this space, the copious bouquet, composed of bluebells, jasmine and pansies, is transformed into a burst of light and chromatic colour by the combination of all these delicate and fleeting plants. The verticality of this composition introduces a variation on the horizontality of other catalogued floral still lifes. [ ]" Bibliography: - Sorolla and the rebirth of the Valencian School. By Javier Pérez Rojas. Chap II, Sorolla's beginnings. Exhibition and academic context. Fig. 10. Catalogue note: - With certificate made by Blanca Pons-Sorolla Ruiz de la Prada, issued in 2024. - Included in the catalogue raisonné of the artist with reference BPS 18.
Subastas Darley
Jul. 04, 2024
Pescadoras en la playa
Est: £120,000 - £180,000
Property from a Private Collection Joaquín Sorolla Spanish 1863 - 1923 Pescadoras en la playa signed J. Sorolla B lower right oil on board Unframed: 13.3 by 21.8cm., 5¼ by 8½in. Framed: 18.2 by 27.2cm., 7 by 10¾in. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Blanca Pons Sorolla.
Sotheby's
Jun. 18, 2024
El Mar de Sorolla. Libro de autor
Est: -
Edición única, limitada y numerada de 2.998 ejemplares, 2014. Ed. Artika, en coedición con la Fundación Museo Sorolla, Contenido: Un libro de gran formato, encuadernado en tela de algodón emulando la textura de un lienzo, contiene los 69 dibujos reproducidos que el Museo Sorolla ha seleccionado cuidadosamente para apreciar la progresión del artista y todas las técnicas utilizadas. Junto a la obra, un libro de Estudios nos adentra en el luminoso universo del pintor de la mano de grandes especialistas sobre su obra, entre los que se encuentran la directora del Museo Sorolla o la biznieta del artista. Completa la edición una Carpeta de Arte con dos dibujos facsimilares del artista, Pescadoras Barcelonesas y Barca en la Playa. Ficha Técnica: - Estuche: Dos placas de metacrilato unidas con una plancha de hierro pintada y oxidada para dar la sensación del mar Grosor de las placas: 2,5 cm : 41 x 53 x 12,5 cm - Libro de Arte: Impresión a cinco tintas con encuadernación de lujo, cosido a mano con hilo de algodón Cubierta en tela de algodón impresa a seis tintas Número de páginas: 182 69 facsímiles de dibujos troquelados y unidos al Libro por tres puntos de cola, más cinco trípticos desplegables Tamaño: 35,3 x 45,8 cm - Libro de Estudios: Impresión a cuatro tintas con encuadernación en rústica y cosido con doble cartulina de 350 g Forro impreso en la tapa, a cuatro tintas, con plastificado protector Número de páginas: 168 Tamaño: 35,3 x 45,8 cm - Carpeta de Arte: 2 láminas de arte impresas a cinco tintas con dos dípticos protectores Tamaño: 35,3 x 45,8 cm Perfecto estado de conservación. Mantiene caja de embalaje original.
Isbilya Subastas
Jun. 18, 2024
Los paisajes de Sorolla. Libro de autor
Est: -
Edición limitada y numerada. Ejemplar Nº: 2294 Editorial Planeta, ARTIKA en coedición con la Fundación Museo Sorolla, 2015. Contenido: Un Libro de Arte, encuadernado en tela de algodón que simula un lienzo, con la reproducción de un detalle del cuadro Vendimiando. Jerez (1914), nos descubre 71 dibujos, reproducidos en formato facsímil de temática paisajística, troquelados según los originales y pegados sobre el libro. La cuidada selección, realizada por el Museo Sorolla, muestra todos los tipos de paisaje que esbozó el artista y las diversas técnicas utilizadas: lápiz, carboncillo, tinta, clarión, acuarela o guache. El volumen se organiza en seis capítulos con desplegables de gran formato. Medidas: 35,3 x 45,6 cm. Un libro de Estudios, que por sí solo es una obra única, nos acerca a la vida y obra del artista, de la mano de los máximos expertos, entre los que destacan la bisnieta del pintor, Blanca Pons-Sorolla, investigadores del Museo Sorolla o el Jefe de Conservación de Pintura del siglo XIX del Museo del Prado. Medidas: 35 x 46 cm. Los paisajes de Sorolla incorpora dos láminas presentadas en Carpetas de Arte que se han concebido para poder ser expuestas de forma individual: Orillas del Tajo, Villaseca (1882-1888) y , Paisaje con río y dos torres (1882). Todos los elementos se presentan en un estuche, realizado de forma artesanal y compuesto por dos piezas de metacrilato de 2,5 cm de grosor, y con la firma del artista grabada. Perfecto estado de conservación. Mantiene caja de embalaje original.
Isbilya Subastas
Jun. 16, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA OIL PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to Joaquin Sorolla Y Bastida, Spanish, 1863 to 1923, oil painting on panel depicting a ballet dancer. Signed lower right. Framed. Additionally inscribed, on the backside. Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida 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. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Jun. 15, 2024
In the Mannier of Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, Blue Water Coast
Est: $500 - $800
In the manner of Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863-1923), "Blue Water Coast", oil on canvas, signed L/L, 5 1/2" x 8", framed 11" x 12 1/2". Provenance: Westbury, New York collection.
Kaminski Auctions
Jun. 12, 2024
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (SPANISH 1863-1923)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (SPANISH 1863-1923) PORTRAIT OF A LADY signed J Sorolla upper left oil on panel 40.5 x 34.5cm; 16 x 13 1/2in 58.5 x 53.5cm; 23 x 21in (framed) Property from a Private Collector Painted in 1892. Provenance Sale, Alcala Madrid, 17th December, 2014, lot 271 Purchased at the above sale by the present owner To be included in the Sorolla catalogue raisonné being prepared by Blanca Pons-Sorolla, the artist's great-granddaughter and recorded in her archive under number BPS 3879.
Olympia Auctions
Jun. 12, 2024
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (SPANISH 1863-1923)
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (SPANISH 1863-1923) PORTRAIT OF CHARLES ROMER WILLIAMS (1885-1926) signed and dated J Sorolla 1913 upper left oil on canvas 81.5 x 65cm; 32 x 25 1/2in (unframed) Property from a Private Collector Provenance Captain Charles Romer Williams, London (Captain Romer, 1885-1926, served with the Welsh Guards during World War I. After leaving the army he became a partner with the fine art dealers Thomas Agnew & Sons in London. In 1921 he moved to the USA where he worked as an art dealer and publisher. He died in New York in 1926. Sale, Madrid Alcala, 7th October 2015, lot 830 (purchased by the present owner) To be included in the Sorolla catalogue raisonné being prepared by Blanca Pons-Sorolla, the artist's great-granddaughter and recorded in her archive under number BPS 3093.
Olympia Auctions
Jun. 11, 2024
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923) "Burial in the Catacombs", Rome, 1885. Oil on canvas.
Est: €90,000 - €100,000
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923) "Burial in the Catacombs", Rome, 1885. Oil on canvas. Signed, initialed and dedicated "Al Sr. D. Francisco Pradilla / su muy afmo / J Sorolla" in the lower right corner. Provenance: Collection of the painter Francisco Pradilla, Director of the Spanish School in Rome. Attached certificate of authenticity signed by Blanca Pons Sorolla. Work referenced in the catalog raisonné with the number BPS107. Measurements: 55 x 78 cm; 76 x 100 cm (frame). With the dedication "To Mr. D. Francisco Pradilla / his very affectionate / J Sorolla" is demonstrated the esteem that Pradilla and Sorolla had for each other, a friendship still evident thanks to the correspondence preserved between the two artists. During the years that Francisco Pradilla was Director of the Spanish School in Rome, Joaquín Sorolla was awarded a scholarship by the Diputación de Valencia in that city. Sorolla would always remember Francisco Pradilla (1848-1921) as a key figure in his training. In his own words: "When I arrived in Rome, Pradilla took me in; I had to use his blind love for the beauty of line, and he knew how to instill it in me. It really helped me a lot. As he encouraged a restless spirit within me, he tempered and confronted my rebellious impetuosity in those days". "Burial in the Catacombs" was painted during his stay in Rome, where, while working, Sorolla got to know classical and Renaissance art, as well as the great museums, and also made contact with other artists. The work, which already denotes the impressionist style that would characterize the Valencian artist's entire career, can be related to other canvases from the same Roman period, such as "The Burial of Christ" (1886-1887), a work presented at the National Exhibition of 1887 criticized for paying more attention to the light of the sunset than to the sacred drama. Unfortunately, the work, which was destroyed by Sorolla in a fit of rage because of the criticism he received, has not been preserved. There is only a small preparatory sketch and four fragments that were recovered in 1979 from the basements of the Sorolla Museum. Already in his school days, Joaquín Sorolla showed his fondness for drawing and painting, attending the drawing classes given by the sculptor Cayetano Capuz in the School of Artisans in the afternoons. Awarded upon finishing his preliminary studies at the Escuela Normal Superior, he entered the prestigious Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia in 1879. Also, during his visits to Madrid in 1881 and 1882, he copied paintings by Velázquez, Ribera and El Greco at the Prado Museum. Two years later he obtained a great success at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts with a history painting, which stimulated him to apply for a scholarship to study at the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Having achieved his goal, in 1885 Sorolla left for Rome, staying in Paris for several months before arriving. In the French capital he was impressed by the paintings of the realists and the painters who worked outdoors. At the end of his years in Rome he returned to Valencia in 1889, settling in Madrid the following year. In 1892 Sorolla showed a new concern in his art, becoming interested in social problems by depicting the sad scene of "¡Otra Margarita!", awarded a first class medal at the National, and the following year at the International in Chicago. This sensitivity would remain in his work until the end of the decade, in his performances on the Valencian coast. Gradually, however, the Valencian master will abandon the themes of unhappy children that we see in "Triste herencia", which had been awarded a prize at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and at the National in Madrid a year later. Encouraged by the success of his resplendent images of the Mediterranean, and stimulated by his love of the light and life of its sunny beaches, he focused on these scenes in his works, more cheerful and pleasant, with which he would achieve international fame. In 1906 he held his first individual exhibition at the George Petit Gallery in Paris, where he also demonstrated his skills as a portraitist. In 1908 the American Archer Milton Huntington, impressed by the artist's exhibition at the Grafton Gallery in London, sought to acquire two of his works for his Hispanic Society. A year later he himself invited Sorolla to exhibit at his institution, resulting in an exhibition in 1909 that was a huge success. The relationship between Huntington and Sorolla led to the most important commission of the painter's life: the creation of the immense canvases destined to illustrate, on the walls of the Hispanic Society, the regions of Spain. Trying to capture the essence of the lands and people of his country, Sorolla traveled throughout Spain between 1911 and 1919, while continuing to hold exhibitions. Incapacitated by an attack of hemiplegia in 1921, Sorolla died two years later, without seeing his great "Vision of Spain", which would not be installed until 1926. He is currently represented in the Prado Museum and the one that bears his name in Madrid, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Orsay Museum in Paris, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Fine Arts Museums of Bilbao and Valencia, the National Portrait Gallery in London and many others. Provenance: Collection of the painter Francisco Pradilla, Director of the Spanish School in Rome. Attached certificate of authenticity signed by Blanca Pons Sorolla. Work referenced in the catalog raisonné with the number BPS107.
Setdart Auction House
May. 22, 2024
Study for the Portrait of Ernest Coquelin Cadet
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida Spanish 1863 - 1923 Study for the Portrait of Ernest Coquelin Cadet signed and dated lower left: J. Sorolla/ 1906 oil on canvas canvas: 17 ¾ by 21 ½ in.; 45 by 54.5 cm framed: 27 ¾ by 31 ½ in.; 70.5 by 80 cm
Sotheby's
May. 21, 2024
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA - Duelo en una hostería. Roma, 1887
Est: -
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Valencia 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid 1923 Duelo en una hostería. Roma, 1887 Óleo sobre lienzo Firmado y fechado Medidas 38,5 x 54,5 cm Procedencia: - Colección José Entrecanales Ibarra. - Colección José Varela Feijoo. - Colección José Varela Ortega. - Colección particular, Madrid. Obra publicada y reproducida en: - Pons-Sorolla, Blanca., Joaquín Sorolla. Vida y obra, Fundación de Apoyo a la Historia del Arte Hispánico: Madrid, 2001, p. 96, fig. 26. - Enciclopedia Ilustrada Sorolla, Susaeta, 2009, s/p. Agradecemos a Blanca Pons-Sorolla su ayuda para la catalogación de ésta obra (inventario nº BPS 4827). El 4 de enero de 1885 el pintor Joaquín Sorolla llegó a la Ciudad Eterna para tomar posesión de la plaza de pensionado que le había concedido la Diputación de Valencia. En la Real Academia de España en Roma asiste a las clases de Francisco Pradilla, José Villegas y Emilio Sala, entre otros. Allí conoce al que será su gran amigo, Pedro Gil Moreno de Mora quien le invita a París donde visita las exposiciones de Jules Bastien-Lepage y Adolph von Menzel. De vuelta a Roma, Sorolla trabaja en la realización de varias obras que deberá remitir a la Diputación valenciana entre los que se encuentra el gran cuadro de Historia, Fray Juan Gilabert Jofré amparando en las calles de Valencia a un demente perseguido por los muchachos (óleo sobre lienzo, 150 x 202 cm., Diputación de Valencia). El pintor también se interesó por los cuadros de pequeña historia, es decir, en escenas de género que se inspiran en episodios históricos o literarios, muy de moda en aquel momento entre la burguesía europea. El cuadro que nos ocupa -Duelo en una hostería- representa a tres soldados en un interior vestidos a la moda española del Siglo de Oro mientras urden un plan belicoso. El joven artista en un alarde de dominio técnico recrea la escena con rigor historicista mediante una composición de gran viveza y dinamísmo en la que cada personaje esta involucrado en una acción concreta que invitan al espectador a imaginarse su desenlace. Un interesante precedente lo encontramos en la obra En la posada (óleo sobre tabla, firmado y fechado en 1883, 27,4 x 17 cm) del Museo Sorolla de Madrid.
Subastas Segre
May. 15, 2024
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA - Paisaje de la Sierra
Est: €12,000 -
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA - Paisaje de la Sierra 14x11 cm Agradecemos la catalogación de esta obra a Doña Blanca Pons Sorolla que será incluido en el próximo catálogo razonado.
Arte Subastas Bilbao
May. 12, 2024
SPANISH OIL PAINTING BY JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA
Est: $100 - $150
Joaquin Sorolla Y Bastida, Spanish, 1863 to 1923, oil painting on canvas depicting a genre scene with young girls in a seascape. Signed lower left. Framed. Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida 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. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Apr. 20, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA OIL PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to Joaquin Sorolla Y Bastida, Spanish, 1863 to 1923, oil painting on panel depicting a ballet dancer. Signed lower right. Framed. Additionally inscribed, on the backside. Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida 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. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Apr. 10, 2024
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Bust of a gentleman", 1884
Est: €67,500 - €90,000
"Bust of a gentleman", 1884 Oil on canvas adhered to a secondary support Signed and dated in the lower left part. Provenance: -Christie's New York, October 30, 1985, lot 220 -Christie's London, auction 7836, February 15, 1994 (label on the back of the frame) -Private collection, Madrid We thank Doña Blanca Pons- Sorolla for his help in cataloging this work, which will be included in the artist's catalog raisonnE with the inventory number BPS 691 Measurements: 52 x 41.7 cm
Ansorena
Apr. 07, 2024
Joaquin Sorolla Print on Paper
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Joaquin Sorolla PRINT ON PAPER 31"X31"
1stBid
Mar. 26, 2024
Joaquin Sorolla Y Bastida (1863-1923), Two female figures, Watercolor and gouache on paper, Image/Sheet: 7" H x 4" W
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Joaquin Sorolla Y Bastida (1863-1923) Two female figures Watercolor and gouache on paper The artist's name partially visible on the back mat, possibly in another hand: Sorolla; inscribed in pen, again possibly in another hand, verso: UNU / NOS
John Moran Auctioneers
Mar. 19, 2024
JOAQUIN SOROLLA - Copy of the torso of Christ by Velázquez
Est: -
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Valencia 1863 - Cercedilla 1923 Copy of the torso of Christ by Velázquez. Madrid, h. 1883 Oil on canvas Measurements 75 x 50 cm Origin: - Amalio Gimeno, Madrid. - Dowager Countess of Gimeno, Madrid. - Durán auctions, November 12, 1976 (awarded for 150,000 pesetas). - Private collection, Palma de Mallorca. Inventories: P 1145; BPS 251 We thank Blanca Pons-Sorolla for her help in cataloging this work (FPS CA17-5-1988). In 1881 Joaquín Sorolla made his first visit to the Prado Museum where he came into contact with the old Spanish masters. Such was his admiration for Velázquez's painting that he worked on the execution of several copies that served at the same time to teach and perfect his technique (Portrait of Mariana of Austria, Masaveu collection; Menipo, Sorolla Museum, among others). The artist kept these studio copies for himself in a folder throughout his life, "as pleasant witnesses of those unforgettable days dedicated to the cult, following in this so many of his companions, by the greatest of the world's painters" ( Bernardino de Pantorba, The life and work of Joaquín Sorolla, 1953, p. 16)
Subastas Segre
Mar. 12, 2024
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). "The arrival of the fishing, Valencia", ca. 1900. Oil on panel. Dedicated, signed and initialed in the lower right corner
Est: €45,000 - €50,000
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). "The arrival of the fishing, Valencia", ca. 1900. Oil on panel. Dedicated, signed and initialed in the lower right corner: "To the friend Viguer / J. Sorolla". Certified by Blanca Pons Sorolla. Measurements: 10 x 14,5 cm; 46,5 x 55 cm (frame). In this small oil painting Sorolla's enormous plastic gifts are concentrated. Next to a sailboat stranded on the shore, a group of women are lined up who turn their backs to look at the horizon. Their blue and red scarves cover their shoulders, and their black hair is trimmed in front of a sea edged with foam. It is a bold and fully modern composition, in which Sorolla employs tight, swift and generous touches. The swift, dense brushstrokes permeate the scene with a cadence of their own, vibrant as the lights of the Mediterranean, immortalizing the simple beauty of the daily encounter of the women of a seaside town. This tablet was a gift from Sorolla to Luis Viguer, owner of the Casa Viguer dedicated to the sale of artistic products or painting materials that Sorolla often used, which was located at 24 Corregería Street, Valencia. Already in his school days, Joaquín Sorolla showed his fondness for drawing and painting, attending in the afternoons to the drawing classes taught by the sculptor Cayetano Capuz at the School of Artisans. Awarded upon finishing his preliminary studies at the Escuela Normal Superior, he entered the prestigious Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia in 1879. Also, during his visits to Madrid in 1881 and 1882, he copied paintings by Velázquez, Ribera and El Greco at the Prado Museum. Two years later he obtained a great success at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts with a history painting, which stimulated him to apply for a scholarship to study at the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Having achieved his goal, in 1885 Sorolla left for Rome, staying in Paris for several months before arriving. In the French capital he was impressed by the paintings of the realists and the painters who worked outdoors. At the end of his years in Rome he returned to Valencia in 1889, settling in Madrid the following year. In 1892 Sorolla showed a new concern in his art, becoming interested in social problems by depicting the sad scene of "¡Otra Margarita!", awarded a first class medal at the National, and the following year at the International in Chicago. This sensitivity would remain in his work until the end of the decade, in his performances on the Valencian coast. Gradually, however, the Valencian master will abandon the themes of unhappy children that we see in "Triste herencia", which had been awarded a prize at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and at the National in Madrid a year later. Encouraged by the success of his resplendent images of the Mediterranean, and stimulated by his love of the light and life of its sunny beaches, he focused on these scenes in his works, more cheerful and pleasant, with which he would achieve international fame. In 1906 he held his first individual exhibition at the George Petit Gallery in Paris, where he also demonstrated his skills as a portraitist. In 1908 the American Archer Milton Huntington, impressed by the artist's exhibition at the Grafton Gallery in London, sought to acquire two of his works for his Hispanic Society. A year later he himself invited Sorolla to exhibit at his institution, resulting in an exhibition in 1909 that was a huge success. The relationship between Huntington and Sorolla gave rise to the most important commission of the painter's life: the creation of the immense canvases destined to illustrate, on the walls of the Hispanic Society, the regions of Spain. He is currently represented in the Prado Museum and the one that bears his name in Madrid, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Orsay Museum in Paris, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles...
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 04, 2024
JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Backlight. Woman watering", h.1900
Est: €120,000 - €160,000
Oil on canvas. Signed on the lower right J. Sorolla. Work probably made in a patio of the Casitas del Cabañal, Valencia. Certificate of authenticity from Blanca Pons Sorolla dated February 8, 2012 is attached. This work will be included in the catalog raisonnE in preparation of Blanca Pons Sorolla with the reference BPS3769 Measurements: 63. 3 38.5cm
Ansorena
Jan. 15, 2024
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). "Cutted flowers", 1882. Oil on panel. Signed in the lower right corner. Attached certificate issued by Blanca Pons-Sorolla.
Est: €80,000 - €90,000
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). "Cutted flowers", 1882. Oil on panel. Signed in the lower right corner. Attached certificate issued by Blanca Pons-Sorolla. Measurements: 25 x 45 cm; 35 x 55 cm (frame). This artistic creation is located in the decade of 1880, framed in the first phase of the artist while he was in Valencia. During this period, he was inclined towards genre, mythological, orientalist and historical themes, in accordance with the preferences of the time. During those years, Sorolla visited Madrid and the Prado Museum on several occasions, immersed in the study of the great masters. In this initial phase of defining his style, the influence of the realists is evident in his brushwork, although his skill in capturing the essence of realism and the vivacity of color was already distinguished. During this period, the capture of natural light acquires a prominent importance in his work, developing a unique ability to capture its effects in an authentic way. The work in question is part of this formative stage of the painter, in which teachers required him to adhere to the forms learned at the Academy, being criticized in many cases due to its deviation from the classical schemes. The painting focuses on a group of flowers and leaves in the foreground, displaying vivid and vibrant colors against a background that suggests the characteristic beach that can be glimpsed at the end of the composition, thus contributing to Sorolla's distinctive legacy. Already in his school days, Joaquín Sorolla demonstrated his fondness for drawing and painting, attending drawing classes in the afternoons taught by sculptor Cayetano Capuz at the School of Artisans. Awarded upon finishing his preliminary studies at the Escuela Normal Superior, he entered the prestigious Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia in 1879. Also, during his visits to Madrid in 1881 and 1882, he copied paintings by Velázquez, Ribera and El Greco at the Prado Museum. Two years later he obtained a great success at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts with a history painting, which stimulated him to apply for a scholarship to study at the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Having achieved his goal, in 1885 Sorolla left for Rome, staying in Paris for several months before arriving. In the French capital he was impressed by the paintings of the realists and the painters who worked outdoors. At the end of his years in Rome he returned to Valencia in 1889, settling in Madrid the following year. In 1892 Sorolla showed a new concern in his art, becoming interested in social problems by depicting the sad scene of "¡Otra Margarita!", awarded a first class medal at the National, and the following year at the International in Chicago. This sensitivity would remain in his work until the end of the decade, in his performances on the Valencian coast. Gradually, however, the Valencian master will abandon the themes of unhappy children that we see in "Triste herencia", which had been awarded a prize at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and at the National in Madrid a year later. Encouraged by the success of his resplendent images of the Mediterranean, and stimulated by his love of the light and life of its sunny beaches, he focused on these scenes in his works, more cheerful and pleasant, with which he would achieve international fame. In 1906 he held his first individual exhibition at the George Petit Gallery in Paris, where he also demonstrated his skills as a portraitist. In 1908 the American Archer Milton Huntington, impressed by the artist's exhibition at the Grafton Gallery in London, sought to acquire two of his works for his Hispanic Society. A year later he himself invited Sorolla to exhibit at his institution, resulting in an exhibition in 1909 that was a huge success. The relationship between Huntington and Sorolla led to the most important commission of the painter's life: the creation of the immense canvases destined to illustrate, on the walls of the Hispanic Society, the regions of Spain. Trying to capture the essence of the lands and people of his country, Sorolla traveled throughout Spain between 1911 and 1919, while continuing to hold exhibitions. Incapacitated by an attack of hemiplegia in 1921, Sorolla died two years later, without seeing his great "Vision of Spain", which would not be installed until 1926. He is currently represented in the Prado Museum and the one that bears his name in Madrid, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Orsay Museum in Paris, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Fine Arts Museums of Bilbao and Valencia, the National Portrait Gallery in London and many others.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 27, 2023
Joaquin Sorolla. San Sebastian beach
Est: -
Oil on panel. This work was painted in San Sebastián between the years 1889 and 1890. The brushstroke of this small panel anticipates the plasticity and ease of the works of the mature Sorolla. It appears in the catalog raisonné with the inventory number BPS3901. -Provenance: private collection of the artist Miguel Hernández Nájera (1864-1936), personal friend of Joaquín Sorolla. -Certificate: Attached is a certificate of authenticity issued by Doña Blanca Pons Sorolla. We thank Doña Blanca Pons Sorolla for her help in cataloging this work.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 19, 2023
Joaquín SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (1863-1923)
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Joaquín SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (1863-1923) Study for Christ with Thorns c. 1884 Oil on canvas 35 x 27 cm
Maison Verneuil
Dec. 18, 2023
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). "The arrival of the fishing, Valencia", ca. 1900. Oil on panel. Dedicated, signed and initialed in the lower right corner: "To the friend Viguer / J. Sorolla".
Est: €60,000 - €70,000
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). "The arrival of the fishing, Valencia", ca. 1900. Oil on panel. Dedicated, signed and initialed in the lower right corner: "To the friend Viguer / J. Sorolla". Certified by Blanca Pons Sorolla. Measurements: 10 x 14,5 cm; 46,5 x 55 cm (frame). In this small oil painting, Sorolla's enormous plastic gifts are concentrated. Next to a sailboat stranded on the shore, a group of women are lined up who turn their backs to look at the horizon. Their blue and red scarves cover their shoulders, and their black hair is trimmed in front of a sea edged with foam. It is a bold and fully modern composition, in which Sorolla employs tight, swift and generous touches. The swift, dense brushstrokes permeate the scene with a cadence of their own, vibrant as the lights of the Mediterranean, immortalizing the simple beauty of the daily encounter of the women of a seaside town. This tablet was a gift from Sorolla to Luis Viguer, owner of the Casa Viguer dedicated to the sale of artistic products or painting materials that Sorolla often used, which was located at 24 Corregería Street, Valencia. Already in his school days, Joaquín Sorolla showed his fondness for drawing and painting, attending in the afternoons to the drawing classes taught by the sculptor Cayetano Capuz at the School of Artisans. Awarded upon finishing his preliminary studies at the Escuela Normal Superior, he entered the prestigious Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia in 1879. Also, during his visits to Madrid in 1881 and 1882, he copied paintings by Velázquez, Ribera and El Greco at the Prado Museum. Two years later he obtained a great success at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts with a history painting, which stimulated him to apply for a scholarship to study at the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Having achieved his goal, in 1885 Sorolla left for Rome, staying in Paris for several months before arriving. In the French capital he was impressed by the paintings of the realists and the painters who worked outdoors. At the end of his years in Rome he returned to Valencia in 1889, settling in Madrid the following year. In 1892 Sorolla showed a new concern in his art, becoming interested in social problems by depicting the sad scene of "¡Otra Margarita!", awarded a first class medal at the National, and the following year at the International in Chicago. This sensitivity would remain in his work until the end of the decade, in his performances on the Valencian coast. Gradually, however, the Valencian master will abandon the themes of unhappy children that we see in "Triste herencia", which had been awarded a prize at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and at the National in Madrid a year later. Encouraged by the success of his resplendent images of the Mediterranean, and stimulated by his love of the light and life of its sunny beaches, he focused on these scenes in his works, more cheerful and pleasant, with which he would achieve international fame. In 1906 he held his first individual exhibition at the George Petit Gallery in Paris, where he also demonstrated his skills as a portraitist. In 1908 the American Archer Milton Huntington, impressed by the artist's exhibition at the Grafton Gallery in London, sought to acquire two of his works for his Hispanic Society. A year later he himself invited Sorolla to exhibit at his institution, resulting in an exhibition in 1909 that was a huge success. The relationship between Huntington and Sorolla gave rise to the most important commission of the painter's life: the creation of the immense canvases destined to illustrate, on the walls of the Hispanic Society, the regions of Spain. He is currently represented in the Prado Museum and the one that bears his name in Madrid, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Orsay Museum in Paris, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles...
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 18, 2023
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). "Self-portrait", 1884. Charcoal on paper. Signed, dedicated ("Estado actual/de tu amigo/Sorolla a/su amigo/Pedro Gil, 1894") and dated in the right margin.
Est: €14,000 - €18,000
JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923). "Self-portrait", 1884. Charcoal on paper. Signed, dedicated ("Estado actual/de tu amigo/Sorolla a/su amigo/Pedro Gil, 1894") and dated in the right margin. The paper has slight stains. Attached certificate issued by Blanca Pons Sorolla. Reproduced on the cover of the catalog of the Exhibition tribute to the painter Joaquín Sorolla on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of his death", Sala Parés, Barcelona, 1973. Measurements: 16 x 10 cm; 40 x 34 cm (frame). Sorolla painted about fifteen self-portraits during his life, most of which are preserved in the Sorolla Museum in Madrid. In this drawing, we see a middle-aged man, with a stern expression, looking straight ahead. Confident and somewhat active, he shows the high point of his career in which he finds himself. The stroke is energetic as is his brushstroke in the oils, testifying to a firm and resolute pulse. We can compare it with the paintings of the same period when he painted in his studio or on the beach, which was still his open-air studio. But the drawing, being dedicated to a friend, is imbued with a more spontaneous character. Already in his school days, Joaquín Sorolla showed his fondness for drawing and painting, attending drawing classes in the afternoons given by the sculptor Cayetano Capuz at the School of Artisans. Awarded upon finishing his preliminary studies at the Escuela Normal Superior, he entered the prestigious Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia in 1879. Also, during his visits to Madrid in 1881 and 1882, he copied paintings by Velázquez, Ribera and El Greco at the Prado Museum. Two years later he obtained a great success at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts with a history painting, which stimulated him to apply for a scholarship to study at the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. Having achieved his goal, in 1885 Sorolla left for Rome, staying in Paris for several months before arriving. In the French capital he was impressed by the paintings of the realists and the painters who worked outdoors. At the end of his years in Rome he returned to Valencia in 1889, settling in Madrid the following year. In 1892 Sorolla showed a new concern in his art, becoming interested in social problems by depicting the sad scene of "¡Otra Margarita!", awarded a first class medal at the National, and the following year at the International in Chicago. This sensitivity would remain in his work until the end of the decade, in his performances on the Valencian coast. Gradually, however, the Valencian master will abandon the themes of unhappy children that we see in "Triste herencia", which had been awarded a prize at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and at the National in Madrid a year later. Encouraged by the success of his resplendent images of the Mediterranean, and stimulated by his love of the light and life of its sunny beaches, he focused on these scenes in his works, more cheerful and pleasant, with which he would achieve international fame. In 1906 he held his first individual exhibition at the George Petit Gallery in Paris, where he also demonstrated his skills as a portraitist. In 1908 the American Archer Milton Huntington, impressed by the artist's exhibition at the Grafton Gallery in London, sought to acquire two of his works for his Hispanic Society. A year later he himself invited Sorolla to exhibit at his institution, resulting in an exhibition in 1909 that was a huge success. The relationship between Huntington and Sorolla gave rise to the most important commission of the painter's life: the creation of the immense canvases destined to illustrate, on the walls of the Hispanic Society, the regions of Spain. He is currently represented in the Prado Museum and the one that bears his name in Madrid, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Orsay Museum in Paris, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles...
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 10, 2023
After Joaquin Sorolla "Bathers" Enamel on Metal
Est: $200 - $400
After Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863-1923) "Bathers" Enamel on Metal Plaque, bearing "Sorolla" signature lower right. Image: 4" H x 5.5" W; frame: 12.5" H x 14.5" W. Provenance: From a 140 East 56th Street estate. Keywords: Impressionism, Nude figures, Artworks
Auctions at Showplace
Nov. 30, 2023
El regreso de la pesca: remolcando la barca
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Siguiendo modelos de Joaquín Sorolla Bastida (Valencia, 1863 - Cercedilla, 1923).
Isbilya Subastas
Nov. 30, 2023
Los paisajes de Sorolla. Libro de autor
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Edición limitada y numerada. Ejemplar Nº: 2294 Editorial Planeta, ARTIKA en coedición con la Fundación Museo Sorolla, 2015. Contenido: Un Libro de Arte, encuadernado en tela de algodón que simula un lienzo, con la reproducción de un detalle del cuadro Vendimiando. Jerez (1914), nos descubre 71 dibujos, reproducidos en formato facsímil de temática paisajística, troquelados según los originales y pegados sobre el libro. La cuidada selección, realizada por el Museo Sorolla, muestra todos los tipos de paisaje que esbozó el artista y las diversas técnicas utilizadas: lápiz, carboncillo, tinta, clarión, acuarela o guache. El volumen se organiza en seis capítulos con desplegables de gran formato. Medidas: 35,3 x 45,6 cm. Un libro de Estudios, que por sí solo es una obra única, nos acerca a la vida y obra del artista, de la mano de los máximos expertos, entre los que destacan la bisnieta del pintor, Blanca Pons-Sorolla, investigadores del Museo Sorolla o el Jefe de Conservación de Pintura del siglo XIX del Museo del Prado. Medidas: 35 x 46 cm. Los paisajes de Sorolla incorpora dos láminas presentadas en Carpetas de Arte que se han concebido para poder ser expuestas de forma individual: Orillas del Tajo, Villaseca (1882-1888) y , Paisaje con río y dos torres (1882). Todos los elementos se presentan en un estuche, realizado de forma artesanal y compuesto por dos piezas de metacrilato de 2,5 cm de grosor, y con la firma del artista grabada. Perfecto estado de conservación. Mantiene caja de embalaje original.
Isbilya Subastas
Nov. 30, 2023
El Mar de Sorolla. Libro de autor
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Edición única, limitada y numerada de 2.998 ejemplares, 2014. Ed. Artika, en coedición con la Fundación Museo Sorolla, Contenido: Un libro de gran formato, encuadernado en tela de algodón emulando la textura de un lienzo, contiene los 69 dibujos reproducidos que el Museo Sorolla ha seleccionado cuidadosamente para apreciar la progresión del artista y todas las técnicas utilizadas. Junto a la obra, un libro de Estudios nos adentra en el luminoso universo del pintor de la mano de grandes especialistas sobre su obra, entre los que se encuentran la directora del Museo Sorolla o la biznieta del artista. Completa la edición una Carpeta de Arte con dos dibujos facsimilares del artista, Pescadoras Barcelonesas y Barca en la Playa. Ficha Técnica: - Estuche: Dos placas de metacrilato unidas con una plancha de hierro pintada y oxidada para dar la sensación del mar Grosor de las placas: 2,5 cm : 41 x 53 x 12,5 cm - Libro de Arte: Impresión a cinco tintas con encuadernación de lujo, cosido a mano con hilo de algodón Cubierta en tela de algodón impresa a seis tintas Número de páginas: 182 69 facsímiles de dibujos troquelados y unidos al Libro por tres puntos de cola, más cinco trípticos desplegables Tamaño: 35,3 x 45,8 cm - Libro de Estudios: Impresión a cuatro tintas con encuadernación en rústica y cosido con doble cartulina de 350 g Forro impreso en la tapa, a cuatro tintas, con plastificado protector Número de páginas: 168 Tamaño: 35,3 x 45,8 cm - Carpeta de Arte: 2 láminas de arte impresas a cinco tintas con dos dípticos protectores Tamaño: 35,3 x 45,8 cm Perfecto estado de conservación. Mantiene caja de embalaje original.
Isbilya Subastas