Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós | |
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Spanish: Retrato de Benito Pérez Galdós | |
Artist | Joaquín Sorolla |
Year | 1894 |
Medium | Oil portrait painting |
Movement | Postimpressionism |
Dimensions | 73 cm × 98 cm (29 in × 39 in) |
Location | Casa-Museo Pérez Galdós, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
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]
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 and was restored by the museum staff.[ citation needed]
Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós | |
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Spanish: Retrato de Benito Pérez Galdós | |
Artist | Joaquín Sorolla |
Year | 1894 |
Medium | Oil portrait painting |
Movement | Postimpressionism |
Dimensions | 73 cm × 98 cm (29 in × 39 in) |
Location | Casa-Museo Pérez Galdós, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
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]
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 and was restored by the museum staff.[ citation needed]