Lot Essay
The authenticity of this work has been kindly confirmed by Blanca Pons Sorolla.
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Niña en la playa
Details
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863-1923)
Niña en la playa
signed and dated ' J. Sorolla Bastida.1904' (lower left)
oil on canvas
19¾ x 27 7/8 in. (50.2 x 70.8 cm.)
Painted in 1904.
Niña en la playa
signed and dated ' J. Sorolla Bastida.1904' (lower left)
oil on canvas
19¾ x 27 7/8 in. (50.2 x 70.8 cm.)
Painted in 1904.
Provenance
Mrs Brinking (acquired from the artist's exhibition at The Hispanic Society in 1909 for $500).
Herst Foundation, 1950.
Anonymous Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 23 May 1990, lot. 120.
Herst Foundation, 1950.
Anonymous Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 23 May 1990, lot. 120.
Literature
B. de Pantorba, La Vida y la Obra de Joaquin Sorolla, Madrid, 1970, p. 187, no. 1538.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 1906.
Berlin, Casa Schulte, 1907.
London, The Grafton Galleries, 1908.
New York, The Hispanic Society of America, Paintings by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 8 February-8 March 1909, no. 294. Buffalo, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Paintings by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1909, no. 166.
Boston, The Copley Society of Boston, Paintings by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1909, no. 166.
Berlin, Casa Schulte, 1907.
London, The Grafton Galleries, 1908.
New York, The Hispanic Society of America, Paintings by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 8 February-8 March 1909, no. 294. Buffalo, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Paintings by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1909, no. 166.
Boston, The Copley Society of Boston, Paintings by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1909, no. 166.
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