JOAQUÍN SOROLLA BASTIDA (Valencia, 1863 - Madrid,... Lot n° 385

The landscapes of Sorolla. Author's bookLimited and numbered edition. Copy No.: 2294 Editorial Planeta, ARTIKA in co-publication with the Fundación Museo Sorolla, 2015. Content: An Art Book, bound in cotton cloth that simulates a canvas, with the reproduction of a detail of the painting Vendimiando. Jerez (1914), reveals 71 drawings, reproduced in facsimile format with a landscape theme, die-cut according to the originals and pasted on the book. The careful selection, made by the Sorolla Museum, shows all the types of landscapes sketched by the artist and the different techniques used: pencil, charcoal, ink, chalk, watercolor or gouache. The volume is organized in six chapters with large-format foldouts. Size: 35.3 x 45.6 cm. A book of studies, which by itself is a unique work, brings us closer to the life and work of the artist, by the hand of the greatest experts, including the great-granddaughter of the painter, Blanca Pons-Sorolla, researchers of the Sorolla Museum or the Head of Conservation of Painting of the nineteenth century of the Prado Museum. Size: 35 x 46 cm. Sorolla's landscapes includes two sheets presented in Art Folders that have been conceived to be exhibited individually: Orillas del Tajo, Villaseca (1882-1888) and , Paisaje con río y dos torres (1882). All the elements are presented in a case, handmade and composed of two pieces of methacrylate of 2.5 cm thick, and with the artist's signature engraved. Perfect state of conservation. Keeps original packing box.