Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós

Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós (Spanish: Retrato de Benito Pérez Galdós is an oil portrait painting by Joaquín Sorolla made in 1894[1] of the Spanish writer Benito Pérez Galdós at age 51.[2]

Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós
Spanish: Retrato de Benito Pérez Galdós
ArtistJoaquín Sorolla
Year1894
MediumOil portrait painting
MovementPostimpressionism
Dimensions73 cm × 98 cm (29 in × 39 in)
LocationCasa-Museo Pérez Galdós, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

In 1973, it was acquired by the grandsons of Galdós for the Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria.[3] In 2014, it was temporarily moved to Museo del Prado for an exhibition.[4] After the exhibition, the painting was shown to have minor damage from light, probably mobile phone flash, causing the colors to slightly dampen. Because of that, the painting was restored by museum staff.

References
  1. "Retrato de Benito Pérez Galdós". World Digital Library (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. Torres, Begoña (2005). Sorolla. Madrid: LIBSA. pp. 244–245. ISBN 978-84-662-1040-9.
  3. Melian, Ibiza (10 January 2011). La relación de Sorolla con los liberales de su época (in Spanish). p. 17 – via Google Books.
  4. "El retrato de Galdós pintado por Sorolla vuelve a Gran Canaria tras ser exhibido en la exitosa antológica dedicada al pintor en el Museo del Prado" [The portrait of Galdós painted by Sorolla returns to Gran Canaria after being exhibited in the successful anthology dedicated to the painter at the Prado Museum]. El Digital de Canarias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.


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