Where can you see Joaquín Sorolla in Madrid?

At the Museo del Prado: And They Still Say Fish Is Expensive! and Children on the Beach. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

What is Joaquín Sorolla's most famous work in Madrid?

And They Still Say Fish Is Expensive!, of 1894, at the Museo del Prado. In the hold of a fishing boat two old fishermen tend a young one hurt at sea. The title answers those who complained of the price of fish.

When and where was Joaquín Sorolla born?

On 27 February 1863, at Valencia, Spain. Joaquín Sorolla died on 10 August 1923, at Cercedilla, Spain, aged about 60.

What is Joaquín Sorolla known for?

Painted outdoors, on the beaches of Valencia. His house and studio in Madrid became the Sorolla Museum. On the day this was checked, the house was closed for restoration. Joaquín Sorolla was a Spanish painter, of Luminism.

Painter, 1863 to 1923

Joaquín Sorolla

Sorolla painted light on water and skin as no one else in Spain did. The Prado has his early social painting of an injured fisherman and his children on the beach, and his house in Madrid became his museum.

Born: 1863, Valencia, Spain
Died: 1923, Cercedilla, Spain
Movement: Luminism
In Madrid: 2 works in 1 museum

Where to see Joaquín Sorolla in Madrid

Each work with the museum it hangs in. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

Museo del Prado2 works

And They Still Say Fish Is Expensive!
1894
In the hold of a fishing boat two old fishermen tend a young one hurt at sea. The title answers those who complained of the price of fish.
Children on the Beach
1910
Three naked boys lie in the shallows of a Valencian beach, the sun breaking on the wet sand and their skin.

The life of Joaquín Sorolla

Joaquín Sorolla was born in Valencia in 1863 and orphaned at two. He studied the masters in the Prado at eighteen, then in Rome and Paris, where he saw the new painting of light.

He became famous for his scenes of the Valencian beaches, painted in the open air in bright sun, and for his portraits. He built a house and studio in Madrid, where his widow founded the museum that bears his name.

What to know

Painted outdoors, on the beaches of Valencia
His house and studio in Madrid became the Sorolla Museum
On the day this was checked, the house was closed for restoration

Born: 27 February 1863, Valencia, Spain
Died: 10 August 1923, Cercedilla, Spain

Joaquín Sorolla: common questions

Where can you see Joaquín Sorolla in Madrid?: At the Museo del Prado: And They Still Say Fish Is Expensive! and Children on the Beach. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Joaquín Sorolla's most famous work in Madrid?: And They Still Say Fish Is Expensive!, of 1894, at the Museo del Prado. In the hold of a fishing boat two old fishermen tend a young one hurt at sea. The title answers those who complained of the price of fish.
When and where was Joaquín Sorolla born?: On 27 February 1863, at Valencia, Spain. Joaquín Sorolla died on 10 August 1923, at Cercedilla, Spain, aged about 60.
What is Joaquín Sorolla known for?: Painted outdoors, on the beaches of Valencia. His house and studio in Madrid became the Sorolla Museum. On the day this was checked, the house was closed for restoration. Joaquín Sorolla was a Spanish painter, of Luminism.