Why it matters
Sorolla's wife Clotilde sits on a sofa and looks at us, a book on her lap as if interrupted while reading. He painted her elegant white dress directly on the canvas preparation to capture the transparency of the gauze.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1910.
- It measures 180 × 110 cm.
- It is in the Sorolla Museum in Madrid.
Based on the French Wikipedia article Clotilde assise sur un canapé (CC BY-SA 4.0).
