Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós
Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós (Spanish: Retrato de Benito Pérez Galdós is an oil portrait painting by Joaquín Sorolla in 1894.[1] It represents the Spanish writer Benito Pérez Galdós at aged 51.[2]
| Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós | |
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| Spanish: Retrato de Benito Pérez Galdós | |
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| Artist | Joaquín Sorolla |
| Year | 1894 |
| Medium | Oil portrait painting |
| Movement | Postimpressionism |
| Dimensions | 73 cm × 98 cm (29 in × 39 in) |
| Location | Casa-Museo Pérez Galdós, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
In 1973 it was acquired by the grandsons of Galdós for the Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria.[3] In 2014 it was temporarily moved to Museo del Prado for an Exhibition.[4]
References
- "Retrato de Benito Pérez Galdós". World Digital Library (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- Torres, Begoña (2005). Sorolla. Madrid: LIBSA. pp. 244–245. ISBN 978-84-662-1040-9.
- Melian, Ibiza (10 January 2011). La relación de Sorolla con los liberales de su época. p. 17.
- "El retrato de Galdós pintado por Sorolla vuelve a Gran Canaria tras ser exhibido en la exitosa antológica dedicada al pintor en el Museo del Prado". El Digital de Canarias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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