Niña en la playa (Girl on the beach)

Details

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863-1923)
Niña en la playa (Girl on the beach)
signed 'J Sorolla' (lower left)
oil on panel
6¼ x 8¼ in. (15.9 x 21 cm.)

Provenance

Mrs J. E. Weil, Chicago, Illinois.
Mrs J. Weil Saltzstein, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's New York, 13 February 1985, lot 118.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

Lot Essay

We are grateful to Blanca Pons Sorolla for confirming the authenticity of this work from a photograph.

The working life of the coastal communities of Valencia held a long-term fascination for Sorolla. Whilst on the beach it was the artist's practice to execute oil sketches of the life and scenery that surrounded him. These apuntes were executed in a very free style, capturing the immediacy of the moment with rapid brushstrokes.

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