Who Painted This? #62

Who painted this? #62

Apologies for the delay inwards restarting Who Painted This? I wasn't planning on having to motion quite thence many websites inwards quite thence brusque a infinite of fourth dimension - as well as getting cook for an exhibition at the same time.

Hopefully this serial of fine art history challenges volition forthwith larn dorsum on rail as well as last a flake to a greater extent than regular!

I've seen paintings past times this creative mortal earlier as well as bring been impressed past times them - as well as that's all I'm maxim for now. Other than that yous mightiness desire to last circumspect every bit to attribution.

[UPDATE: You're looking for an creative mortal who has, inwards the past, produced paintings similar about other artist.]

How to participate inwards "Who painted this? #62


Don't forget - at that spot are rules to how "Who painted this?" plant - as well as these are detailed inwards THE RULES for participating inwards this challenge.

Briefly, inwards your comment yous must tell me ALL of the following:
  1. the championship of the artwork
  2. the bring upward of the creative mortal who created this artwork
  3. the engagement it was created
  4. the media used
  5. where it lives now
  6. how yous know all this eg how did yous hit your search
  7. anything else yous tin dismiss detect out close the artwork and/or artist
The Winner is the get-go identifiable mortal (i.e. no anonymous guesses) who, inwards my judgement, is the get-go mortal to larn to the answer past times fair agency AND provides the best character answer inwards damage of added details close the artwork as well as artist

Remember also 

  • no piece of job of Google epitome search or Tineye to detect the epitome allowed - this is a traditional spider web search of images using words entirely summation "hit the books" time
  • I don't reveal the comments until side past times side week's post.


Who painted this? #61


Child's Siesta past times Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida
Title of the artwork: Child's Siesta
Name of the creative mortal who created this artwork: Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923)
Date it was created: circa 1918
Media used: 
oil on board, Height: 6.25 cm (2.46 in.), Width: 8.63 cm (3.4 in.)
Where it lives now: 
Private collection

Artists across the centuries bring painted sleeping children - it's i of those perennial motifs.  You tin dismiss see to a greater extent than on Wikimedia Commons.

This is a curious epitome every bit I could non detect out anything close it. I fifty-fifty began to wonder at i betoken whether it was a manufactured "lookalike" Sorolla because at that spot were thence many reproductions as well as withal thence niggling detail.

However an epitome was uploaded to The Atheneaum past times i of the regular uploaders as well as knowing a niggling close how he sources his images I shout out back it is likely existent - but but non seen much inwards public.

Who guessed correct?


As I suspected, the epitome was identified past times its colours as well as brushwork - which but goes to present if yous await at paintings for long plenty yous don't involve to consult the signature to know who it is by!

The get-go mortal to larn it right as well as laissez passer on a adept answer was Stephen Lawlor - as well as I shout out back that's a get-go for Stephen - thence welcome to the club! (If you've got a website allow me know as well as I'll link to it).

Others who got the right answer were:

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