1906
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Rocks at the Lighthouse, Biarritz is a 1906 oil by Joaquín Sorolla, a Post-Impressionism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
You see a rocky coastline with waves crashing against the shore in this painting. The artist used thick brushstrokes to show the rough texture of the rocks. This style gives the painting a sense of energy and movement, which is interesting because it makes you feel like you're standing there. Look up the technique of impasto to learn more about this style.
The artist; sold to Stephen Carlton Clark, Sr. (died 1960), New York, 1909 [copy of c. 1909 Hispanic Society exhibition inventory, in curatorial file]. Maribel G. Blum (died February 13, 1985), Miami Beach, Fla. and Chicago, by 1975–1985 [inventory by John Keefe, Curator, Art Institute, 1975, in curatorial file]; bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1986.
Berlin, Schulte Galeries, 1907. London, Grafton Galleries, May–July 1908, p. 44, no. 231, as The Lighthouse Rocks, Biarritz. New York, The Hispanic Society of America, Exhibition of Paintings by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, Feb. 8–Mar. 8, 1909, p. 93, no. 30, as Rocas del Faro, Biarritz, (Rocks at the Lighthouse, Biarritz).
Aureliano de Beruete et al., Eight Essays on Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (New York, 1909), v. 1, p. 117 (ill.), no. 30; v. 2, p. 389, no. 30, as Rocas del Faro, Biarritz. Bernardino de Pantorba, La vida y la obra de Joaquín Sorolla (Madrid, 1970), p. 189, no. 1598, as Rocas del Faro, Biarritz. Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report 1986/7, (Chicago, 1987), p. 65.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923) was a Spanish painter.
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