Joaquín Sorolla — The Return of the Fish | Fine Art Print

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Joaquín Sorolla — The Return of the Fish | Fine Art PrintJoaqun Sorolla (18631923) was the great Spanish master of light and colour, often called the "Spanish Impressionist." His luminous beach scenes, sun drenched gardens, and vibrant figure studies from the Valencia coast capture a Mediterranean brilliance that no contemporary matched. His 1909 exhibition at the Hispanic Society of New York drew nearly 160,000 visitors a staggering figure for the era. Printed on Hahnemhle German Etching paper the same

when something stops you — not because of what you know about it

and performers immortalised in posters

the Three Frogs is a work that seems to defy the gravity of great art — perfectly simple

which he described as "drawing with scissors

architecturally precise

Santiago Rusiñol (1861–1931) was the defining figure of Catalan Modernisme and one of the most celebrated Spanish painters of his generation

silhouette

and the particular quality of Venetian light places him in the company of Canaletto and Turner as a chronicler of the world's most painted city

Kitagawa Utamaro (1753–1806) was the most celebrated bijinga artist of the Edo period — the printmaker who elevated the portrait of beautiful women to a form of psychological portraiture

and Mughal patronage

Hiroshi Yoshida (1880–1955) was one of the most celebrated shin-hanga artists of the 20th century

A pioneer of light art

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