tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post7501130547583451302..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Book Review: Sorolla and the Paris YearsJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-826869951446080062016-07-15T11:07:45.773-04:002016-07-15T11:07:45.773-04:00I saw the Sorollo exhibit wednesday at a press pre...I saw the Sorollo exhibit wednesday at a press preview.<br />Please scroll a little and then you can see my photos(200+)<br />The 50 sketches are first.<br />An astonishing exhibit well worth the teip over.<br />https://www.flickr.com/photos/parisbreakfast/Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-31384485012971878692016-07-10T20:40:43.783-04:002016-07-10T20:40:43.783-04:00He used photography (the book I´ve cited documents...He used photography (the book I´ve cited documents examples on how he used it for the Hispanic Society paintings, among others), but it seems that he also painted complex moving subjects in big canvases directly from the motif, as documented by his american disciple Starkweather in 'EIGHT ESSAYS ON JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA':<br /><br />Here Sorolla has shown <br />us wonderful studies of the children of the port at <br />play, as in the remarkable study of the boy hunting <br />mussels. (...) It was in the limpid waters of this <br />port that Sorolla undertook the solution of a problem <br />of the swirl of sun-pierced water about a human <br />figure. Of this subject he made several preliminary <br />studies, and then in four afternoons of brisk work pro- <br />duced his large canvas. The composition for this <br />picture vas scrawled on the side of his house in <br />charcoal while servants were busy stretching the big <br />canvas for the work. The picture was painted, of <br />course, directly from nature, the stretcher being tied <br />with ropes to some posts which had been arranged <br />temporarily on a ledge of rock, first chiseled smooth <br />for the purpose. Six urchins served in relays as <br />models, three swimming round and round for the <br />painter, while three rested and warmed themselves <br />in the sun.Jose Romerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009777558065973055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-9370562376570189022016-07-10T15:57:06.601-04:002016-07-10T15:57:06.601-04:00I remember reading that he was an extremely fast p...I remember reading that he was an extremely fast painter, and it amazed those who watched him, and he also had some three foot brushes for those very large canvases! I'm not sure where the information came from, but if true, it would have been something to behold!Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120455549012225566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-13413889044265965032016-07-10T14:04:23.469-04:002016-07-10T14:04:23.469-04:00Jose, thanks for those valuable links.
Eugene, I&...Jose, thanks for those valuable links.<br /><br />Eugene, I've seen those photos, and I agree that they don't constitute proof that he painted the entire painting shown on location. While there's no doubt he painted many studies (and at least started many big paintings) on location, it seems logical to me that if he had a photographer there to shoot him painting, he'd say, "Hey, could you take a few shots of the motif, too?"<br /><br />Nuum, It's like choosing my favorite month of the year. I like all three of them— and I refer to them—for different reasons. James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-20747225387399072842016-07-10T13:28:53.309-04:002016-07-10T13:28:53.309-04:00My favorite? Sorolla, of course :)
There´s a new b...My favorite? Sorolla, of course :)<br />There´s a new book (in spanish) on Sorolla´s technique, including his use of photography. Nothing similar has been published before.<br />I´d say they´re planning a translation, but who knows how long that could take. Maybe the subtitles in the youtube link make some sense (you can skip the first part and go straight to the lady´s speech for the technical part).<br /><br />http://ipce.mcu.es/pdfs/DossierSorolla.pdf<br /> <br />http://ipce.mcu.es/pdfs/PresentacionSorolla.pdf<br /> <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P80FDc-Gzk<br /> <br />http://www.amazon.es/Joaqu%C3%ADn-Sorolla-T%C3%A9cnica-Art%C3%ADstica-Ventana/dp/8430968474Jose Romerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009777558065973055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-70617173794430270622016-07-10T11:24:04.834-04:002016-07-10T11:24:04.834-04:00There are some photos around that show him on a be...There are some photos around that show him on a beach, painting right in the open. No way to tell if that was for show or it had really been his preferred method.<br /><br />That said, I wish I were in the vicinity to see the exhibition. :)Eugene Arenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899356091394676298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-20877340776429560262016-07-10T10:05:07.944-04:002016-07-10T10:05:07.944-04:00Master,
A simple question :
Do you have a favorit...Master,<br /><br />A simple question :<br />Do you have a favorite ?<br />Sargent, Sorolla, Zorn ?<br /><br />We love all three, I know, but which Biography are close to you in your desk ?<br /><br />:)<br /><br /><br />Paulo - Rio - Brazilnuumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749892880444445568noreply@blogger.com