Artist: Joaquín Sorolla

Medium: Oil on canvas

Year: 1896

Cosiendo la vela (English: Sewing the Sail) is a large-format painting by Joaquín Sorolla from 1896. It is classified as Realism and belongs to the period of the artist’s career following his return to his native Spain after his time in Italy. The painting depicts the light-filled patio of a house in Valencia, where several people are busy repairing the sail for a fishing boat. Sorolla first exhibited it in 1897 at the Salon de Paris.

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Joaquín Sorolla’s colorful oil painting Sewing the Sail depicts five women and two men repairing a large white boat sail in a sunny courtyard. Surrounded by flowers, potted plants, and railings, the group works among bright white, green, yellow, brown, and blue tones.
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[–] [S] 9 points 1 day ago

Cool, thanks so much for the info! It's wonderful to hear that people are still keeping this traditional craft alive.

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