JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA

(1863 / 1923)

JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Cabin boy sleeping in the boat", c. 1896-1899

Charcoal pencil on paper Brown type paper, very fine, matte, beige color somewhat tanned on the edges Unsigned From 1896 is the painting Child sleeping in a boat or The cabin boy's nap (BPS 1943) and from 1899 is The rest of the cabin boy (BPS 939), which are related to this drawing. Provenance: -Sorolla's will, series R, no. 40 (folder with several drawings), inventory of 1929, awarded to his daughter Elena Sorolla Garcia -Theo Gallery, Madrid -Private collection, Madrid We thank Blanca Pons-Sorolla for the cataloging of this work Measurements: 22 x 32.2 cm.