Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida(27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923) was a Spanish painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes and monumental works of social and historical themes. His most typical works are characterized by a dexterous representation of the people and landscape under the bright sunlight of his native land and sunlit water.

Joaquin Sorolla’s most famous paintings are his series of beach scenes. Among his beach paintings, Sad Inheritance became a turning point in his career. The giant canvas, completed in 1899, represents crippled children at the beach. Other famous beach paintings include Women Walking on the Beach (1909) and Time for a Bathe (1909).

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