Vision of Spain by Joaquín Sorolla (Bancaja Gallery)

The Hispanic Society of America | Broadway between 155th & 156th Sts. | New York, NY 10032 | 212-926-2234 |friends@hispanicsociety.org
Permanent Exhibition
Tues-Sat 10am-4:30pm | Sun 1pm-4pm
Free and open to the public.

In 1911, Sorolla was commissioned by Archer Milton Huntington (1870—1955), founder of The Hispanic Society of America, to paint the mural Vision of Spain, which was completed in 1919 and installed at the Society in 1926. Unprecedented in both scope and scale, the massive painting cycle represents eleven regions of the country and focuses on rural life and its customs, emphasizing traditional dress. Sorolla dedicated eight incredibly productive years to this ethnographic study, a period chronicled in his hundreds of preparatory sketches, gouaches, oil studies, and full-scale paintings. The resulting work has become an important map of diverse regional identity, representing Spain in all its glory.

Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress
Queen Sofía Spanish Institute | 684 Park Avenue | New York, NY 10065 | 212-628-0420 | arts@spanishinstitute.org
December 8, 2011 – March 10, 2012
Mon – Thurs 10am – 6pm | Fri 10am – 8pm | Sat 10am – 5pm
General Public:$15 | Students/Seniors/Members:$10 | Children:$5

Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress, conceived by Oscar de la Renta, examines the rich history of Spain’s regional clothing styles through the monumental paintings of the Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863—1923), For the first time, Sorolla’s vivid depictions of early-twentieth-century Spanish life are shown side by side with the types of costumes (and in many cases the very ensembles) they portray.

Traje corto (riding ensemble), c. 1961. Collection of the Duchess of Alba © Craig McDean / Courtesy of Art + Commerce.
Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida. Catille, 1913. Vision of Spain. (Detail). Collection of the Hispanic Society of America.

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Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress
Queen Sofía Spanish Institute | 684 Park Avenue | New York, NY 10065 | 212-628-0420 | arts@spanishinstitute.org
December 8, 2011 – March 10, 2012
Mon – Thurs 10am – 6pm | Fri 10am – 8pm | Sat 10am – 5pm
General Public:$15 | Students/Seniors/Members:$10 | Children:$5

Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress, conceived by Oscar de la Renta, examines the rich history of Spain’s regional clothing styles through the monumental paintings of the Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863—1923), For the first time, Sorolla’s vivid depictions of early-twentieth-century Spanish life are shown side by side with the types of costumes (and in many cases the very ensembles) they portray.

Traje corto (riding ensemble), c. 1961. Collection of the Duchess of Alba © Craig McDean / Courtesy of Art + Commerce.
Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida. Catille, 1913. Vision of Spain. (Detail). Collection of the Hispanic Society of America.

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