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.
Señora de Sorolla in Black | |
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Spanish: Clotilde con traje negro | |
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 |
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.
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