Sorolla and the Paris Years

Description

This is the first book to approach Sorolla's career from the point of view of his time in Paris. It is bigger than our Sorolla Masterworks, which was not tied to an exhibition. (The overlap is about 19 works.) Published on the occasion of a major retrospective, this gorgeous new survey will focus on the Sorolla paintings related to his years spent in Paris.

Blanca Pons-Sorolla is the foremost scholar on the work of Joaquin Sorolla and has written and contributed to numerous books, including Sorolla: The Masterworks. She is the artist's great-granddaughter. She was deputy curator of the retrospective exhibition "Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923) " (held at the Prado in 2009). Dominique Lobstein, former head of documentary studies in the painting department of the Musee d'Orsay, Paris. Javier Baron, Chief Curator of the Department of 19th Century Painting, at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Veronique Gerard-Powell is chief curator and Senior Lecturer in the History of Art at the University of Paris-Sorbonne, is a specialist in Spanish painting and the history of collecting. Maria Lopez Fernandez, Mapfre Foundation.

"Sorolla and the Paris Years is a comprehensive study of the life and oeuvre of a naturalist painter who is known as one of baroque master Diego velaquez's best heirs. It explains not only his oeuvre as a whole but also includes analysy of individual paintings. This book is a gift for art lovers. . . It is simply a treat to hold this beautiful book in your hands." -WASHINGTON BOOK REVIEW