Sorolla’s American dream

Exhibition that can be visited in the American institution From 17 September to 7 January 2024– It will borrow at least two dozen works, with the addition of works from Meadows’ permanent collection, as part of a parallel exhibition. Levante-EMV from the Prensa Ibérica group, Amanda Dotseth, the museum’s curator and deputy. Again“We are still completing the final parts list”.

What is clear is the example line: “To represent the breadth of Sorolla as a painter of figures, landscapes and above all light”. Specifically, Dotseth explains, “The exhibition focuses on Sorolla’s works that are rarely displayed in private collections in the United States. It highlights his popularity but also presents a study of collecting, the history and taste of collecting, and the special relationship between Sorolla and Sorolla. American patrons. and fans”.

Rare Artifacts

All of the works in the show come from private collections in the United States, so they are not usually available to the public. “Taken together, it is a testament to the artist’s popularity in America, particularly among private collectors, that began during the artist’s lifetime and continued throughout the century after his death, and of course this exhibition is a tribute.” Sorolla is one of the most popular Spanish artists in the United States. “Sorolla has long aroused excitement in the American public. For example, his first exhibition in 1909 New York Hispanic Community of America it caused visitors to queue to see it, and other cities to claim their own Sorolla facilities. In the decade that followed, Sorolla painted some of the country’s most prominent personalities, such as President Taft. His work has been acquired by both private collectors and museums. In other words, Sorolla enjoyed great popularity among the American public at the beginning of the 20th century. The legacy of this prestige lives on in the artist’s excellent paintings, which remain in both public and private American collections.” Meadows Museum.

«20. By the middle of the century, he adds, the American public did not know Sorolla as closely as the French Impressionists or even the American Abstract Expressionists. However, with important fairs Sorolla and Americaand now on this centennial with Luz de España, Sorolla’s debut is on the rise again,” explains Dotseth.

The American conservative said, “Sorolla had many important private and public collectors throughout her life, perhaps most importantly archer hunting and its museum, New York Hispanic Community of America. Huntington was a huge lover of Sorolla and not only hosted her first exhibition in the US, she also commissioned the wonderful series. Spain Vision. Another of Sorolla’s early collectors and supporters was Thomas Fortune Ryan. Although Huntington and Ryan helped introduce Sorolla to the American public, her popularity far exceeded these two men. As a high society portrait painter, he has painted the American Gilded Age elite, President Taft, Louis Comfort Tiffany, St. He bought his paintings from museums such as the St. Louis Museum of Art. Some of J. Paul Getty’s first art purchases were paintings by Sorolla. Spanish also left its mark on American art. He consulted with William Merritt Chase or John Singer Sargent.”

Painter’s Footprint in Dallas

HE Meadows Museum The Valencian painter has 16 works: four paintings and twelve drawings. Regarding its connection with Spain, “our museum could not have fulfilled its mission of promoting Spanish art and culture in the USA without the support of our colleagues in Spain. Blanca Pons-Sorolla has been an important collaborator and friend for many years. Mapfre was our collaborator for Sorolla and America, like Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica. We appreciated the collaborations with Prado, Thyssen, Sorolla Museum, Royal Palace and many other Madrid museums over the years.

And “though not specifically about Sorolla, we have also worked with important museums in Valencia, such as IVAM, the National Museum of Ceramics and the Museum of Fine Arts. Moreover, we have a special relationship with Dallas’ sister city of Valencia, and in May of this year we will be visiting with a group of patrons to celebrate Sorolla’s centennial,” continues Amanda Dotseth.