A tribute to an eternal Sorolla in the Valencia cemetery

This afternoon, relatives and cultural representatives paid tribute to the Valencian painter. General Cemetery Valencia, They left flowers at the place where Sorolla was buried and at her grave.

The artist is Valencia’s most universal painter and one of the most admired and valued Spaniards, as some of his works have been auctioned for over five million euros. contemporary Blasco Ibáñez and BenlliureHe was already educated at the Craftsmen’s Schools of Valencia, where a gifted boy kept some of his first paintings, and San Carlos School of Fine Arts.

He also took advantage of the opportunity Scholarship from Valencia State Council, went with him to Rome (Italy). He settled in Madrid, where the museum is now, and has traveled throughout his career through Paris (where he won the Grand Prix) and New York, among other places. Actually, Hispanic Community of America In New York (United States), he commissioned the massive “Visions of Spain” while he was already internationally known.

60 year old kidney failure

As published by Levante-EMV of Grupo Prensa Ibérica, Joaquín Sorolla died at the age of 60 at his daughter’s home in Cercedilla (Madrid). pyelonephritis, a kidney condition. But the painter’s health was already bad, because many years ago, In 1920, he had two seizures that caused hemiplegia.this made it difficult for him to paint anyway.

They came to the Valencia cemetery Sorolla’s relatives -several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren-and Foundation members, the Board of Trustees and the Sorolla Museum Madrid. Among others, they antonio mullah Lorente, chairman of the Sorolla Museum Foundation Standing Commission; And acacia Sanchez, centennial coordinator and museum technician.

He is also the Cultural Action Advisor to the Valencia City Council, Jose Luis Moreno; next to you Julia ClementIn addition, the Deputy Mayor Rafael Alconhead Bancaja Foundation.

He also wanted to join Jose Gabriel AstudilloHe is president of the Spanish Society of Painters and Sculptors, founded by Sorolla and of which he is president. No representatives from the Generalitat attended.

Under the sun of justice, Antonio Mollá thanked how society turned its anniversary, and on this day, “Spain lost a painter and Valencia one of its most famous sons”, but “we still have his culture, his work, and his house museum”.

José Luis Moreno, on the other hand, underlined that the last wish of the artist is to rest in his hometown, which he portrays a lot. “She decided that her funeral would be in Valencia, the city that has so inspired her work; He is one of the main ambassadors and is still very much alive.”tribute manifested.

The law is framed in the official program Sorolla Centennial “The 100th anniversary of Joaquín Sorolla’s death” of the Ministry of Culture. The anniversary has also been declared an Event of Extraordinary Public Interest until December 2024.

anniversary commemoration

In Valencia, the Museum of Fine Arts opened the private and permanent Sorolla Room for the painter’s collections two weeks ago. Likewise, it also has a temporary exhibition. Masaveu Collection; “Sorolla in Black” will remain with the Bancaja Foundation until September.

Inauguration of Sala Sorolla.

To explore Sorolla from another angle Valencian Navy “Sorolla, a new dimension”, an immersive exhibition this summer virtual reality and 360º rooms.

On the centennial of his death, National Currency and Stamp House He created a coin collection illustrated with his most iconic paintings. Today, the elevenissued a coupon With the work “Arrival of the Boats”; and on Saturday, the State Lotteries and Kumar will hold a ticket with “La bata rosa”.

The City Council, for its part, organized guided tours, exhibitions (as in the City Museum) and workshops In memory of Sorolla.

Sorolla’s works such as “Walking Along the Sea” or “Children on the Beach” will always remain in the collective imagination.