Blanca pons sorolla biography definition

According to Blanca Pons-Sorolla, great-granddaughter and Sorolla expert, it is one of the most important books about her great-grandfather.

Early life Joaquín Sorolla was born on 27 February in Valencia, Spain.

Explores Sorolla's relationship with America - with those who commissioned him, collected him, and with American artists.

Text is written by Sorolla's great-grandaughter, Blanca Pons Sorolla, who is in charge of the collection.

Sorolla innovated a personalized variant of Impressionism at the turn of the century.

Explores Sorolla's relationship with America - with those who commissioned him, collected him, and with American artists..

Spotlight: Sorolla&#;s great granddaughter discusses his art and legacy

The first blockbuster exhibition in the UK for more than a hundred years of the late Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla (–) is currently on at the National Gallery in London (until 7 July).

Blanca Pons-Sorolla is the artist&#;s great granddaughter and leading specialist.

She is also the co-curator of the exhibition in collaboration with Chris Riopelle, Curator of post Paintings at the National Gallery.

Blanca welcomes Marina Perez de Arcos to talk about Sorolla&#;s art and legacy &#;

She welcomes me at the Sorolla Museum in Madrid, housed in the home he built for his beloved wife, muse and model, Clotilde García del Castillo, who bequeathed the family house and her personal collection to the State after his death.

The house is now a delightful national museum dedicated to his memory. Blanca is the grand-daughter of Joaquín and Clotilde’s eldest daughter, María, and guardian of his memory.