Spanish School (c. 1960) - María La Guapa (after Joaquín Sorolla)

Oil on canvas. Original canvas.

Beneath the weight of the motionless carnation that crowns her elegance, María la Guapa embraces the world with a gaze that tastes of freshly cut jasmine and a summer afternoon in a square. Sorolla's brush seems moistened with the fragrance of the white flowers that adorn her hair, while the bangs of her shawl drape over her shoulders like a cascade of silk awaiting the first dance. In the air, suspended between the folds of her dress and the glow of her skin, vibrates the echo of distant fandango chords, drawn from a guitar in the half-light of a courtyard. Everything about her is a visual score of perfumes and rhythms; an eternal moment when the scent of the South and the pride of a lineage mingle on canvas, allowing the viewer to discern, behind her contained smile, the trace of a song fading into the shadows.

- Image size unframed: 58 x 120 cm / 76 x 137 cm with exclusive custom-made frame.