JOAQUÍN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA

(1863 / 1923)

JOAQUIN SOROLLA Y BASTIDA Valencia (1863) / Cercedilla, Madrid (1923) "Portrait of the child Claudio by Anitua Algorta"

Oil on canvas Signed and dated "J Sorolla Bastida / 1900" in the lower left corner, to the left of the armchair; and "J. Sorolla y Bastida / 1900" in the upper right corner. Inventories: P 1913; BPS 811 A certificate from Francisco Pons-Sorolla y Arnau dated June 13, 1977 is attached. Provenance: - Alejandro de Anitua y Azaola (commissioned by Sorolla) - Angelita de Algorta y Abaroa, by Anitua, 1923 - Pascual de Algorta y Abaroa (Angelita's brother), 1936 - Conchita de Algorta de Sopeña, Vitoria, 1977 - Mr. FernAndez-OrdAs, acquired from Conchita Algorta - Private collection - Sotheby´s, “19th Century European Paintings”, London, November 15, 2006, lot 188 - Private collection, Madrid Bibliography: - de Pantorba, B., "The Life and Work of Joaquin Sorolla", 2nd Edition, Valencia, 1973, p. 203, no. 1913 - HSA Photographic Archive The portrait was painted from a photograph taken after the child's death. Claudio was the only child of the "de Anitua-de Algorta" marriage, so upon Angelita's death, having outlived Alejandro by a few years, the work passed to her brother, Pascual de Algorta y Abaroa. We would like to thank Fray Manuel Maria Algorta, a Carthusian monk at Ntra. Sra. de Portes, Francia, and Doña Blanca Pons-Sorolla for their help in cataloging this work. Dimensions: 118 x 81.3 cm