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I was delighted to be back in Spain again this year and my travels started with a return trip to Madrid, which in turn started with a return trip to Museo de Sorolla. It is the former home and studio of the Spanish painter of the late 19th and early 20th century Joaquin Sorolla and fascinating in its own right before considering the wonderful garden which houses some of his collection of sculpture. His work reminds me of that of John Singer Sargent and they have in common that, whilst there were tectonic shifts in the art world during their lifetimes, they both continued on painting in a figurative representational manner. As the art world continues to change I feel a certain connection with that philosophy, albeit a hundred years later. I thought it was appropriate to attempt a painting of Sorolla’s garden to echo what must have been his own view, with the light filtering through foliage surrounding a tiled pond and sculpture fountain.
The Garden at Museo de Sorolla, Madrid Oil on Canvas | 122 x 96 cm | £11250
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