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Joaquín Sorolla / Clotilde García del Castillo

Clotilde García del Castillo

1890 · Oil on canvas

Clotilde García del Castillo, the artist's wife, is portrayed with quiet elegance against a plain background.

LocationMadrid, Spain
Genreportrait
Dimensions124.5 × 97.5 cm

Why it matters

Sorolla's wife Clotilde sits in an elegant black dress, fingers touching her cheek, with a yellow flower in her hair. The plain background, removing any sense of depth, follows Velázquez.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1890.
  • She wears brown gloves.
  • It is in the Sorolla Museum in Madrid.

Based on the Wikipedia article Clotilde García del Castillo (painting) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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