Joaquín Sorolla, Valencia 1863-Madrid 1923

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Description

En la playa, Biarritz (On the Beach, Biarritz)
signed and dated Sorolla B. 1906 l.l.
oil on board
16.5 by 22 cm., 6 1/2 by 8 3/4 in.

Provenance

Acquired by Mrs Robert G. McGann from the Chicago exhibition in 1911
Acquired by the father-in-law of the present owner circa 1970; thence by descent

Exhibited

New York, The Hispanic Society of America; Buffalo, Fine Arts Academy; Boston, Copley Society, Paintings by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida exhibited by The Hispanic Society of America, 1909, no. 130 (New York), no. 87 (Buffalo and Boston)
Saint Louis, City Art Museum; Chicago, The Art Institute, 1911, one of a group of six works under no. 149 (Saint Louis) and no. 150 (Chicago)

Literature

Eight Essays on Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Hispanic Society of America, New York, 1909, vol. 1, p. 415, no. 130, illustrated