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Ayamonte: The Tuna Catch (Vision of Spain)

Joaquín Sorolla · 1919

Ayamonte: The Tuna Catch (Vision of Spain) is a painting by the Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla, painted in 1919. It is held by the Hispanic Society of America, New York. It measures 349 × 485 cm (3.5 × 4.85 m).

Fishermen haul immense tuna from the nets at Ayamonte, the huge dark fish and straining bodies packed across a monumental composition.

Collection
Hispanic Society of America, New York
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
349 × 485 cm (3.5 × 4.85 m)
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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