Two fishermen lift a woven trap out of the shallow surf

Two men work in ankle-deep water: one bends over a conical wicker fish trap, in a white shirt, blue trousers and a wide pale hat; the other stands upright in a blue-checked shirt with a red sash, a straw hat shading his face and a dark tool in his hand. A second trap stands in the foreground surf, its basketwork drawn stroke by stroke. Behind them a black boat lies with cream sails half raised, and a man leans over its side.

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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