Sorolla in New York: What his paintings "The Vision of Spain" are like and where to see them.

In my plan more recent trip to New York I had a date with Joaquín Sorolla.

When in 2009 the impressive collection of paintings Joaquín Sorolla was exposed in the Prado museum in Madrid, I did not have the opportunity to visit it.

It was one of the exhibitions that has had the most public success in recent years at the Madrid institution.

And it also had a great reception during its visit to museums in Valencia, Barcelona, ​​Seville, Malaga and Bilbao, during the tour carried out between November 2007 and February 2010, which in total had more than two million visitors.

And now some of his paintings are going to have the greatest prominence in the new museum dedicated to Sorolla that is going to be installed in the Communications palace, Along the Valencia City Hall.

As a fan of the work of the Valencian artist, I did not want to waste my trip to the united states to see the spectacular Sorolla paintings in its original location.

Sorolla's Vision of Spain in the Hispanic Society of New York

The 14 enormous canvases that make up the collection the regions of Spain, that Sorolla I preferred to call Vision of Spain, you can see them in a new york museum.

Specifically, it is about the Hispanic Society of America, institution founded in 1904 by Archer Milton Huntington, an American scholar and philanthropist fascinated by Spanish culture since childhood.

At the end of 1911 he commissioned Sorolla This enormous work was intended to decorate the institution's great library.

In these canvases the brilliant Valencian artist presents popular scenes set in most of the spanish regions, and represent the vision that then Sorolla had from our country.

It was in 1919 that this majestic work was completed, and what was initially going to be a single 60-meter-long mural was finally captured in 14 enormous canvases.

Where is and how to get to the Hispanic Society of America

I tell you what to go to see Sorolla's paintings in New York requires an effort, since the headquarters of the Hispanic Society of America It is not located in the most touristy area of ​​New York.

To see these works you have to go to the northernmost area of ​​the neighborhood of broadway, on the island of Manhattan, specifically, near the metro station 157th Street from line 1.

This is the experience of visiting the Hispanic Society of America

Of course, when you enter the museum you may find yourself practically alone, just as happened to us during the experience of our visit.

Quite the opposite of the enormous influx of visitors that would accompany you when visiting the aforementioned exhibitions held in Spain this year. Sorolla collection.

Of course, the cyclorama de Sorolla focuses the greatest interest of the museum.

You will see the 14 canvases displayed in a huge room designed specifically to show the works.

It will surely take your time to enjoy the many details of this beautiful work by Sorolla, which does not fail to show you all the clichés of a Spain from a century ago.

Collections at the Hispanic Society of New York: what paintings can you see?

Apart from this huge room with Sorolla's paintings, you can also visit some more rooms where you can have a very extensive selection of collection of works of art of the Hispanic Society of New York.

These American institutions have artistic works from Spain, Portugal, Latin America and the Philippines, among which are more than 600 paintings, including masterpieces of Goya, Velázquez, El Greek and his own Sorolla.

Its collection also includes 6.000 watercolors and drawings, and more of 6.000 decorative arts objects, such as ceramics, glass, furniture, fabrics, hardware and jewelry.

Also worth highlighting are the more than 15.000 engravings, some of which you can see in the museum, the best expression of the graphic arts in Spain from the 17th century to the early 20th century.

And also the most of 175.000 photographs from 1850 to the beginning of the XNUMXth century, with the art, culture and customs of Spain and Latin America.

Visiting hours of the Hispanic Society of New York

The Visiting hours of the Hispanic Society of America in New York They are, Monday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 16 p.m.

La entrance to the museum is free.

Photos from Sorolla's Vision of Spain

In advance of your visit, here are more exhibition photos of la Vision of Spain de Sorolla in the Hispanic Society of America.