Category: Spanish art

Pablo Picasso: Corrida (1900)

‘Corrida’ is one of the finest of a series of pastels on the theme of the bullfight that Pablo Picasso created in Barcelona in the summer of 1900. This dazzlingly colored work captures the drama of the corrida, as well as the intense heat of the Spanish summer. Read full Lot Essay at Christie’s Note…

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JoaquĂ­n Sorolla Exhibition

…”the first major exhibition in Italy dedicated to the Spanish master of light Joaquin Sorolla Y Bastida (1863-1923). Sorolla fixes on canvas the beaches of the Mediterranean and the characters that crowd them, giving us an original slice of the Belle Époque. An artist who anticipates the techniques of photography giving unprecedented glimpses, protagonist of…

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Picasso: Painting the Blue Period

“Picasso: Painting the Blue Period exhibition curator Susan Behrends Frank discusses how conservation discoveries have provided new insight into Picasso’s imagery and social concerns in the years 1901-1904. Dr. Frank will show how Picasso’s imagery of women during those years was a reflection of his life experiences in Paris and Barcelona and how, in his…

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Pachelbel and Picasso

Pachelbel’s Canon in D, performed on original instruments from the time of Pachelbel by the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music. Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside

JoaquĂ­n Sorolla: On the Sands at Zarauz Beach (1910)

On the Sand, Zarauz Beach (1910). Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863-1923). Oil on canvas. Museo Sorolla – Madrid., Image Via WikiPaintings. Master of Light JoaquĂ­n Sorolla y Bastida was a Spanish painter who excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes, and monumental works of social and historical themes. His most typical works are characterized…

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