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First Volume of Joaquín Sorolla Catalogue Raisonné Unveiled at the Prado

The release crowns four decades of research by Blanca Pons‑Sorolla to create a definitive reference for museums, scholars, collectors, the market.

Overview

  • The inaugural volume covers Sorolla’s early, lesser‑known years from 1876 to 1894 with 1,073 documented works, many reproduced or analyzed for the first time.
  • The four‑volume project, published by Ediciones El Viso, is bilingual in Spanish and English, with the first volume priced at €120 and limited to 1,000 copies per language.
  • Each volume features high‑quality color photography, an overview of exhibitions and bibliography for the period, a methodological introduction, and cross‑references to earlier inventories.
  • The publisher plans to issue the remaining three volumes annually starting in 2026, with subsequent tomes slated to cover roughly 1,040, 1,200 and 1,000 works, respectively.
  • Funding for publication includes support from the Fundación Museo Sorolla, the KHR McNeely Family Foundation via the Custard Institute at the Meadows Museum, and the Spanish Embassy in the United States.