Joaquín Sorolla

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Joaquín Sorolla

Spanish painter

Also known as: Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida

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In full:: Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida

Born:: February 27, 1863, Valencia, Spain

Died:: August 10, 1923, Cercedilla (aged 60)

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Joaquín Sorolla (born February 27, 1863, Valencia, Spain—died August 10, 1923, Cercedilla) was a Spanish painter whose style was a variant of Impressionism and whose best works, painted in the open air, vividly portray the sunny seacoast of Valencia. Sorolla was from a poor family and was orphaned at age two. He displayed an early talent and was admitted to the Academy of San Carlos in Valencia at age 15. After further studies in Rome and Paris, he returned to Valencia. Initially, he painted historical and social realist works, one of which, Otra Margarita (1892), was his earliest success. He ...(100 of 208 words)

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