Eric Alexander Santoli
  • HOME
  • BIO
  • PORTFOLIO
    • DRAWINGS
    • WATERCOLORS
    • OIL PAINTINGS
  • COMMISSIONS
  • TEACHING
  • LINKS
  • CONTACT
  • BLOG

The Players Collection + National Arts Club | Joaquín Sorolla’s Gouaches for the Vision of Spain

2/25/2023

0 Comments

 
  I had a real treat today, seeing some amazing work at two beautiful clubs in NYC.  My first stop was to see some pieces at The Players.  My top priority was to see their Sargent collection, but they have some other gems there, including a Gilbert Stuart portrait.  I only found one Sargent and was disappointed that the portrait of Joseph Jefferson as Dr. Pangloss was hung way too high and above a mantle.  It was really very difficult to appreciate it since, as a painter, I wanted to get nose-to-nose with it.
  The rest of the club had work by other artists which was really nice to see in person.  As always, seeing work in person is crucial for art appreciation and as a painter studying technique.
Sargent
Gilbert Stuart
Kintsler Room at The Players
  My next stop was to meet up with my friend, Prof. Neill Slaughter at the National Arts Club.  Like The Players, the National Arts Club is a beautiful building with a classically designed interior; they're also right next door to one another, which was a surprise to me.
  We were there to see a show of Sorolla's gouache "sketches" which were used in preparation for his Vision of Spain, which is at the Hispanic Society; I'm champing at the bit to see these massive paintings, but it's not open until April 6th.
   I went into this exhibit expecting little gems and was quite surprised to find huge gouache paintings.  Sorolla painted on huge sheets of kraft paper which was almost like something from a school project; the paper has a warm brownish tone and makes me want to give it a try myself.
  Seeing the work in person showed me some interesting techniques also.  One thing that Sorolla would do was to literally cut and paste sections to rearrange compositions.  He would cut out individual figures or entire groupings and paste them to other areas... brilliant!  These were very much working drawings and reminded me of a blueprint or rough draft.  Many areas also had writing on them and some areas even had calculations written down.
  Neill and I were thinking about how Sorolla probably never expected these works to be viewed in this fashion, but it was an amazing window into his working process.  The whole day was great and I'm so thankful to Neill for sharing this experience with me.  The exhibition is open to the public until April 26th and I highly recommend checking it out!
these paintings were massive, the photo doesn't do it justice..
my favorite in the show.
area with calculations written!
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013

    Categories

    All
    Academic
    Canvas
    Color
    Colorblindness
    Drawing
    En Plein Air
    Frames
    Motorcycles
    Music
    Oil Painting
    Pet Portraits
    Philosophy
    Portraiture
    Progress
    Reading
    Reviews
    Skateboarding
    Teaching
    Technique
    Varnishing
    Watercolor
    Writing

    RSS Feed

​​© ERIC ALEXANDER SANTOLI 2023 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

  • HOME
  • BIO
  • PORTFOLIO
    • DRAWINGS
    • WATERCOLORS
    • OIL PAINTINGS
  • COMMISSIONS
  • TEACHING
  • LINKS
  • CONTACT
  • BLOG