Joaquín Sorolla
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida
Is a Spanish Valencian painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes and monumental works of social and historical themes.
Born: February 27, 1863, Valencia, Spain, Died: August 10, 1923, Cercedilla, Spain
Periods: Impressionism, Luminism
Spouse: Clotilde García del Castillo (m. 1888–1923)
Children: Joaquín Sorolla García, María Sorolla García, Elena Sorolla
Grandchild: Francisco Pons Sorolla
Applying Lessons From Joaquín Sorolla In Our Drawings
Geometric Essence, External Contour, Drawing Progression, the where’s and why’s of developing a character. Focusing on core parts of your drawing and leaving the details until much after in the drawing to make sure you have the important parts correct.
Watch VIDEO ” The Knight -Lighting the Figure, Stage Three”, and Draw Geometric Shapes on top of printed image.
PHOTO DOWNLOAD for Geometric Essence
Video lesson applying Sorolla’s use of geometric essence in painting.
Our Choice From Our Timeline
Year: 1895 -Madre (Sorolla) by Joaquín Sorolla
Style: Impressionism
Media: Oil on Canvas, 169 x 125 cm
Joaquín Sorolla Gallery of Important Paintings
My Wife and Daughters in the Garden
American President William Howard Taft,
