Spanish masterpiece resurfaces after being hidden for more than a century
Joaquín Sorolla’s Paris Boulevard was sold to a private collector in 1890 and disappeared from public viewA painting by Joaquín Sorolla, the Spanish artist renowned for his mastery of light, is on public show for the first time since it disappeared after being sold to a private collector 134 years ago.Paris Boulevard, which was painted by Sorolla during a visit to the French capital between 1889 and 1890, shows a bustling cafe as dusk falls on the city. Its creator – who was more usually associated with bright and limpid Mediterranean beach scenes – makes a cameo in the work, smoking a cigar while seated at a table with a soldier. Continue reading...
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Joaquín Sorolla’s Paris Boulevard was sold to a private collector in 1890 and disappeared from public view
A painting by Joaquín Sorolla, the Spanish artist renowned for his mastery of light, is on public show for the first time since it disappeared after being sold to a private collector 134 years ago.
Paris Boulevard, which was painted by Sorolla during a visit to the French capital between 1889 and 1890, shows a bustling cafe as dusk falls on the city. Its creator – who was more usually associated with bright and limpid Mediterranean beach scenes – makes a cameo in the work, smoking a cigar while seated at a table with a soldier. Continue reading...
