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Paseo por la playa joaquin sorolla biography
Walk on the Beach
1909 painting by Joaquín Sorolla
| Walk on the Beach | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Joaquín Sorolla |
| Year | 1909 (1909) |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 205 cm × 200 cm (81 in × 79 in) |
| Location | Sorolla Museum, Madrid |
Walk on the beach (Spanish: Paseo a la orilla del mar or Paseo a orillas del mar) is a 1909 oil-on-canvas painting by the Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla.
Description
It has a height of 205 cm and a width of 200 cm. and shows the wife and eldest daughter of the painter during a walk on the beach in Valencia. The painting is part of the collection of the Museo Sorolla in Madrid.
Analysis
The large canvas is almost square in format and unusually monumental for a beach view.[1] The life-size women depicted are Sorolla's wife Clotilde and his eldest daughter Maria.
Sorolla painted the scenery at the Playa de El Cabanyal beach in his hometown of Valencia.[2]