Deep green shade opening onto a sunlit tiled court

Two dark tree trunks frame the view like a doorway, their foliage closing the whole top of the canvas in near-black green. Between them a sunlit court opens up: a blue-and-white tiled wall, a stone bench and a low balustrade catching the light, and steps rising to a bright arcade beyond. A broad path of warm ochre runs towards the viewer, crossed by an olive-green hedge and flecked with pale blue where light falls through the leaves. Signed and dated 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.

Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in FSC-certified wood with optional float glass, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.