A Street in Toledo (Una Calle de Toledo)

Artist Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863–1923)

Date1906

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensionscanvas: 95.1 x 61.4 cm (37 7/16 x 24 3/16 in.)
frame: 99.4 x 69.1 cm (39 1/8 x 27 3/16 in.)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGiven in Memory of Henry Mullikan Keyes by his sons, Jonathan, Henry, David, and George

Terms

canvas

Object number2004.200

Label TextSorolla was well-known throughout Europe and America in the early twentieth century. He created this painting during his first trip to Toledo, Spain, in 1906. So taken by the beauty of the area, Sorolla completed twenty paintings in only ten days. He described this work as a “touch of fantasy, pure middle ages, which holds you spellbound.” The dynamic brushwork, compelling perspective, and color palette—different tones of purples, browns, and reds, with hints of green throughout— all draw viewers’ eyes to the striking strip of light in the middle of the composition. ProvenanceGeorge Keyes, Minneapolis, MN, by 1991; given to the Museum, 2004.

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