Exhibition Insights

Teodoro Andreu (Spanish, 1870 – 1935), "Sailboats on Beach," 1926, Oil on panel, 12 11/16 x 16 1/4 in. (32.2 x 41.2 cm), On loan from The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY, Courtesy of The Hispanic Society of America, New York

For the opening of the special exhibition Sorolla and the Sea, Guillaume Kientz, Director and CEO of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library, introduces Joaquín
Sorolla y Bastida, the acclaimed Spanish “painter of light” whose renowned beach and ocean scenes from the Hispanic Society are on view through April 13. Learn
about the artist whom many regard as a vital bridge between the tradition of Velázquez and Modernism.

Space is limited; online registration required (available October 11 to members, available October 25 to non-members).

Cost: Museum Admission/Members FREE

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Lecture / Sorolla and the Sea

Friday, November 22, 6 – 7 PM

For the opening of the special exhibition Sorolla and the Sea, Guillaume Kientz, Director and CEO of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library, introduces Joaquín
Sorolla y Bastida, the acclaimed Spanish “painter of light” whose renowned beach and ocean scenes from the Hispanic Society are on view through April 13. Learn
about the artist whom many regard as a vital bridge between the tradition of Velázquez and Modernism.

Space is limited; online registration required (available October 11 to members, available October 25 to non-members).

Cost: Museum Admission/Members FREE

Support for this program was provided by the Gayle and Paul Gross Education Endowment Fund.