Joaquín Sorolla
Spanish painter (1863-1923)
Photo: Didier Descouens, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 3d ago
Museo Sorolla opens former Volvo workshop extension in Madrid on Thursday, 15 October
The 2,050 square metre extension at 68 Zurbano Street opens to visitors on Thursday, 15 October, while the Sorolla house itself remains under renovation. An exhibition on the building's architecture from 1905 to 2026 opens alongside it.
- Jul 8
IVAM opens 'La Albufera' exhibition blending Sorolla and Doré with contemporary art to mark park's 40th anniversary
The Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) opens 'La Albufera' today, an exhibition spanning nearly two centuries of artistic depictions of the iconic Valencian wetland, from 19th-century romanticism to contemporary environmental concerns.
- Jul 2
Andrés Hurtado takes Sorolla painting from Seville street because he liked its frame, then returns it to owners
A 57-year-old from Murcia picked up a small painting from a Seville street last Saturday, drawn only by its gold frame. Days later, after AI confirmed it was a €150,000 original by Joaquín Sorolla, he returned it to the family that accidentally left it behind while packing for the beach.