JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA

(1863 / 1923)

JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Valencian fishing boat rig", c.1896-1902

Charcoal pencil on paper “GUARRO” type paper, very fine grain, matte, very slightly satin, It has incomplete filigree of a crown, slightly bony white color Unsigned Studies of the gear of Valencian fishing boats are frequent from 1894 and especially from 1896. Provenance: -Testamentary of Sorolla, series R, no. 43 (folder of drawings), inventory from 1929, awarded to his daughter Elena Sorolla Garcia -Theo Gallery, Madrid -Private collection, Madrid We thank Blanca Pons-Sorolla for her help in cataloging this work Measurements: 15.9 x 22 cm