Tag: Paintings
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Casa Museo Joaquin Sorolla
Madrid, Spain Joaquin Sorolla1863-1923Spanish Impressionist One of the overlooked treasures in Madrid is the House-Museum of Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, Spain’s most famous impressionist painter. Born in Valencia, Spain, Sorolla married Clotilde García del Castillo in 1888, and moved to Madrid in 1890. She was the daughter of an art patron who preferred Sorolla’s painting…
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Sargent and Fashion: Tate Britain, London
On view at the Tate Britain until July 7, 2024 is an exhibit featuring American portraitist John Singer Sargent and focusing on the painter’s highly developed sense of scenography and willingness to sacrifice accuracy to achieve impact. Sargent had a strong sense of style and an even stronger sense for how an image could be…