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Lot Essay
BETWEEN 1880 AND 1884 SOROLLA PAINTED MANY ORIENTALIST SUBJECTS, A THEME HE PICKED UP AGAIN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 1890S AND AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY (ALL WORKS ARE STILL IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS).
LA ODALISCA WAS PAINTED IN VALENCIA IN 1884, AN IMPORTANT YEAR FOR THE ARTIST, WHEN HE WON A MEDAL IN THE EXPOSICION NACIONAL IN MADRID AND RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF HIS HOMETOWN OF VALENCIA TO STUDY IN ROME.
SOROLLA DID MANY STUDIES OF REGIONAL COSTUMES AND FREQUENTLY PAINTED ORIENTAL SUBJECTS AS A YOUNG MAN.
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANCISCO SOROLLA Y ARNAU.
LA ODALISCA WAS PAINTED IN VALENCIA IN 1884, AN IMPORTANT YEAR FOR THE ARTIST, WHEN HE WON A MEDAL IN THE EXPOSICION NACIONAL IN MADRID AND RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF HIS HOMETOWN OF VALENCIA TO STUDY IN ROME.
SOROLLA DID MANY STUDIES OF REGIONAL COSTUMES AND FREQUENTLY PAINTED ORIENTAL SUBJECTS AS A YOUNG MAN.
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM FRANCISCO SOROLLA Y ARNAU.