Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923) "Flores cortadas", ca. 1882.

Oil on board. Signed  "amigo/suyo/ J Sorolla" (lower right area) with signature, incised in the painting still fresh; "J. Sorolla" with a black oil signature and "J Sorolla" (lower right) with a red oil signature above the previous one.

Size: 25x45 cm; Size with frame: 35x55 cm

With certificate from Francisco Pons Sorolla and Arnau from 1984. The work will be included in Sorolla's next reasoned catalog under the inventory number BPS 3707.

Provenance:

Acquired in the 80s by an important Valencian private collection.

Transmitted by inheritance to the current owner.

References:

Subastas Segre, December 18th 2018, "Pintura y Escultura", Lot 149. Hammer price: € 75,000

Alcalá Subastas, March 4th 2015, Lot 237. Hammer price: € 55,000

Sotheby's, United Kingdom, November 23th 2010, "19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN PAINTINGS ...", Lot 70. Hammer price: € 84,060 - Price including buyer's premium: € 102,331

Similar works:

"Claveles" nº XX (BPS 3653 Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia)

"Flores" nºXX (BPS 4845 Private collection).

Notes:

Work carried out around the 1880s within the first period of the artist in Valencia. During this stage he used to perform folkloric, mythological, orientalist and historical themes according to the taste of the time. In these years he visited Madrid and the Prado Museum on several occasions to study the great painters. At that time Joaquón Sorolla was defining his style and it can be seen in the brushstroke, although, even in his early days, it has been possible to highlight his ability to capture the attractions of realism and the capture of color.