Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Midday Light


Neapolitan Children Bathing, 1879, 267 x 413 cm

Very dark, short shadows give the feeling of bright midday sun.

I had incorrectly attributed this work to the Spanish impressionist Sorolla, but it is actually by the American impressionist John Singer Sargent.

2 comments:

Jose Romero said...

Hi, have just discovered your blog and like it very much, I love seascape paintings.
Just wanted to point that this painting is not by Sorolla, but Sargent.

jeronimus said...

Thanks for that correction Jose. Now that I look at it again, it does look more like Sargent.