Children in a shallow river, the bank burning red-brown behind them

A rapid oil sketch. A group of children stand together in the shallows at the upper right, their shoulders catching the light, while a single figure is alone at the left with the water round the knees. The bank behind is laid in with thick strokes of red-brown and rust, green weed runs along the near edge, and pale blue and white streaks mark the current. Signed at the lower left.

Joaquín Sorolla (1863–1923) was the painter of Spanish sunlight. From the 1890s he worked on the beaches of Valencia, painting bathers, fishermen, sails and children in the surf with a broad, rapid touch that caught the glare of the Mediterranean, and his exhibitions in Paris, London and New York made him one of the most celebrated painters of his day. His last great work was the Vision of Spain for the Hispanic Society of America. His paintings are held by the Museo Sorolla in Madrid, the Prado and the Hispanic Society.

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