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Joaquim Sorolla i Bastida: A Valencian's Love for Art and Nature

Joaquim Sorolla i Bastida - a 19th century Valencian Spanish painter - though died only at the age of 60, got widely acclaimed for his rare style of painting and his artistic adroitness. While some may blatantly regard Sorolla's illustrations being directly influenced by Sargents's stunning landscape paintings, but it goes beyond doubt that the later was also equally induced by the charms of Sorolla's art after 1906.

Sorolla's love and romanticism for the profound vibe of nature are distinctly evident in all his paintings. Quite obviously, Sorolla distinguished himself vividly in the field of portraits, beautiful landscapes, and above all divulged the incredible world of monuments - both on social and historical themes - through his paintings. In fact, most of his exemplary art forms portray the hues of the landscapes, and the liveliness of people under the sun in his native land.

Every artist is over-sentient when it comes to beauty, love and pain - so was Sorolla. For instance, his painting 'Sad Inheritance' overtly expresses his bereavement for the victims of the polio epidemic that struck Valencia few years earlier. The painting depicts children enjoying a bath in the sea, as a monk looks on. The grief is apparent to the images of two polio-stricken children.

Honored as a member of the Fine Art Academies of Paris, Lisbon and Valencia, Sorolla even demonstrated his forte in portraits. Though portrait painting was not his area of interest (as it restricted his imaginations), yet the painting of his family in 'My Family' gained mass acceptance and accolades.

However, his unique paintings draw art lovers at the Musoo Sorolla (art gallery, which was his house in Madrid) even today.

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