Clotilde na praia
1904
Joaquín Sorolla was absolutely obsessed with capturing the blinding brightness of the Spanish sun, and here he turns his wife, Clotilde, into a glowing vision of summer. She sits poised on the sand in a billowing white dress, holding a parasol that seems to radiate light against the choppy, cool blue of the ocean. The brushstrokes are loose and rapid, giving the scene a snapshot quality that feels incredibly modern for 1904. Sorolla painted his family constantly to demonstrate his 'Luminist' style, proving that he could make white fabric look like it was vibrating with sunlight.
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- Oil painting
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- Canvas
Location: Museo Sorolla, Madrid
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