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Backlit: María at Biarritz

Joaquín Sorolla · 1906

Backlit: María at Biarritz is a painting by the Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla, painted in 1906. It is held by the Museo Sorolla, Madrid.

Sorolla's daughter María stands backlit at the water's edge in Biarritz, her figure haloed in light as she lifts her skirts from the waves.

Collection
Museo Sorolla, Madrid
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source resolution
6870 × 4568 px
Rights
Public domain

Public domain — the work of Joaquín Sorolla (d. 1923) is in the public domain worldwide. Source: Wikimedia Commons .

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