JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA

(1863 / 1923)

JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Portrait of HRH the Prince of Asturias"

Oil on canvas Done in La Granja, summer of 1907 Signed and dedicated in the lower left: "to my friend Pedro Gil/ yours/ J Sorolla". On the top: "SAR PRINCE OF ASTURIAS" On the reverse: "SAR Prince of Asturias. 10 July 1907. La Granja" This work will be included in the catalogue raisonne in preparation by Blanca Pons-Sorolla with the inventory number BPS1561 Provenance: -Pedro Gil Moreno de Mora, gift from Sorolla -Gil Moreno de Mora family, sold in Madrid in 1975 -Private collection, Valencia Exhibitions: -"Sorolla. La Edad Feliza", No. 57 (Fundacion Bancaja), Valencia 2022 -"Sorolla. A traves de la luz", No. 6, Palacio Real, Madrid 2023 We would like to thank Doña Blanca Pons-Sorolla for her help in cataloguing this work. Measurements: 30 x 45 cm