AnewsurveyofthebestworksbytheelusiveandspectacularSpanishImpressionistJoaqu穩nSorolla.Oftencomparedtohiscontemporary,theAmericanartistJohnSingerSargent,Joaqu穩nSorolla(1863-1923)wasamasterdraftsmanandpainteroflandscapes,formalportraits,andmonumental,historicallythemedcanvases.HighlyinfluencedbyFrenchImpressionism,theValencianartistwasamasterplein-airpainterknownforhisluminousseasidescenesoffrolickingyouthsandforvividdepictionsofSpanishrurallifeanditspleasuresandcustoms.ThisbeautifullydesignedandproducedvolumebringstogetheronehundredofSorolla’smajorpaintings,selectedbyhisgreat-granddaughterBlancaPons-Sorolla,theforemostauthorityontheartist.Benefitingfromcloseproximitytotheartistandhispersonalarchives,shepresentsanin-depthessaythatexploresSorolla’slife,work,andremarkableinternationallegacy.Withvirtuallyalloftheartist’spreviouspublicationsnowoutofprint,thismuch-anticipatedvolumeisanimportantadditiontotheliteratureonthisgreatSpanishmaster.
