A courtyard courtship in transparent washes, hens at their feet

A young man in a white shirt with a red-and-white sash leans towards a young woman seated on a low wall in a full flowered skirt of blue and cream; her hand rests on the stone, his arm reaches behind her. A dark tree spreads overhead in loose blue-green washes, and red flowers spot the wall behind. White fowl feed in the bare foreground, where the paper is left almost untouched. Signed and inscribed at the lower right.

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.