Capturing the moment

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863 – 1923) stands as one of Spain's most luminous figures in the Impressionist movement, a painter who relentlessly pursued the elusive beauty of light and atmosphere—a pursuit that defines his oeuvre and resonates powerfully even today. Born in Valencia, Sorolla’s early life was marked by profound loss; orphaned at two due to cholera, he experienced hardship from a yo