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Señora de Sorolla in Black

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Señora de Sorolla in Black
Spanish: Clotilde con traje negro
ArtistJoaquín Sorolla
Year1906
MediumOil on canvas
SubjectClotilde García del Castillo
Dimensions186.7 cm × 118.7 cm (73.5 in × 46.7 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession09.71.3

Señora de Sorolla in Black is a painting created in 1906 by Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla. It is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.

Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts Clotilde García del Castillo, Sorolla's wife, confidante, travel companion and muse. The painting shows Clotilde wearing a black dress in their Madrid home. In the background, Sorolla has rendered a smaller version of one of his earlier paintings.[1]

The work is on view at The Metropolitan Museum in Gallery 827.

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  1. ^ "Señora de Sorolla in Black". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-09-18.