Señora de Sorolla in Black
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Señora de Sorolla in Black | |
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Spanish: Clotilde con traje negro | |
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Artist | Joaquín Sorolla |
Year | 1906 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Subject | Clotilde García del Castillo |
Dimensions | 186.7 cm × 118.7 cm (73.5 in × 46.7 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
Accession | 09.71.3 |
Señora de Sorolla in Black is a painting created in 1906 by Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla. It is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts Clotilde García del Castillo, Sorolla's wife, confidante, travel companion and muse. The painting shows Clotilde wearing a black dress in their Madrid home. In the background, Sorolla has rendered a smaller version of one of his earlier paintings.[1]
The work is on view at The Metropolitan Museum in Gallery 827.
See also
References
- ^ "Señora de Sorolla in Black". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
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