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Eye Candy for Today: Sorolla’s Under the Awning

Under the awning, on the Beach at Zarauz, Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida
Under the awning, on the Beach at Zarauz, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida

Original is in the Museo Sorolla. High-res downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons.

Headed for the beach?

Be sure to dress appropriately.


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6 responses to “Eye Candy for Today: Sorolla’s Under the Awning

  1. There’s a Sorolla exhibition in San Diego starting May 31.

    1. Noted. Thanks, Hank!

  2. Ælle Avatar

    An incredible painting with just a few brush strokes. Thank you, Charley.
    Awning in Dutch means markies zonnescherm and luifel. Two possibilities.
    Zarauz beach is called “La Reina de las Playas” – Queen of Beaches. Must figure out for myself this summer.

  3. Phenomenal artist. If you have ever been to Spain you’ll know light there in general is exceptional, a true feast, but if you go to Valencia where he was from it’s unbelievable, like someone cranked up the saturation to the maximum. I had never seen colors that vibrant in my life. Perfect place for a talent like Sorolla to be born and raised.

    1. Fascinating to know that about Valencia, Marcos. Thanks. It’s sometimes difficult to separate how much of the look of a landscape painting if from the llight and atmosphere of the place, and how much from the artist.

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