Strolling along the Seashore
1909
A defining figure of Spanish art who bridged the late nineteenth and early twent…
The dazzling Mediterranean sunlight and light dresses fluttering in the pleasant sea breeze. Two elegant women walk barefoot along the shoreline.
This scene captures the painter's wife, Clotilde, and eldest daughter, María, walking along the beach in his hometown of Valencia in the summer of 1909.
At the time, Sorolla had just achieved great success with his solo exhibition in America, and was truly at the peak of his career as a painter.
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