Joaquín Sorolla
Sorolla in private
An artist's book that showcases Sorolla's two great passions: his art and his family, through 72 drawings revealing portraits and scenes of his wife and children in their daily lives.
This exclusive edition offers a glimpse into the heartfelt daily life of one of Spain’s greatest painting geniuses. It allows us to discover Sorolla in his freest, most personal, and spontaneous form, with drawings created for himself rather than for the canvas or public exhibition.
A numbered and limited edition of 2,998 copies, created in celebration of Sorolla’s Centennial in collaboration with his great-granddaughter Blanca Pons-Sorolla and the Museo Sorolla.
The piece is presented in a display case designed as a lectern, housing all its elements. The image behind the methacrylate invites us into the artist’s inner world, displaying Sorolla’s most intimate and lesser-known works: his drawings of family portraits and scenes.
The Art Book includes 71 drawings, die-cut, reproduced at actual size, and affixed to the volume with three dots of glue. Each chapter introduces us to a member of the painter’s family. A separate, large-format print, Estudio al Natural, features an intimate portrait of Clotilde, which once hung in the couple’s bedroom.
The Study Book provides an in-depth analysis of Sorolla’s life and work through contributions from experts who delve into the artist’s pictorial and graphic oeuvre. It also includes a comprehensive study of all the drawings featured in this edition. Finally, Correspondence: Three Decades of Love, which contains 210 letters exchanged between Sorolla and his wife, revealing Clotilde’s letters for the first time.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Art book
• Bilingual edition (Spanish and English).
• 168 pages printed on 0.44 Lb. (200 g) Tintoretto Gesso paper, 2/2 printing.
• Canvas-bound cover, printed in 4 colors + varnish. Hardcover stitched with white cotton thread and rounded spine.
• 71 plates on 0.22 Lb. (100 g) Old Mill Bianco paper, all die-cut, printed in 4 colors, with digital numbering on the back. Glued to the volume with three glue points.
• Dimensions: 17.7 x 13.9 x 1.57 In. (45 x 35.4 x 4 cm). Volume weight: 8.95 Lb. (4.060 kg).
Study book
• Bilingual edition (Spanish and English).
• 188 pages printed on 0.37 Lb. (170 g) Tatami White paper + endpapers, volume 1.27. 5/5 color printing + varnish.
• Cover in 0.77 Lb. (350 g) graphic cardstock, printed in 1 color, with a matte soft-touch anti-fingerprint lamination.
• Dimensions: 17.9 x 13.7x 0.94 In. (45.5 x 35 x 2.4 cm). Volume weight: 6.74 Lb. (3.060 kg).
Art print
• Print of Clotilde’s image on 0.22 Lb. (100 g) Old Mill Bianco paper, printed in 4 colors with digital numbering on the back.
• Presented in a square cardboard tube lined with 0.28 Lb. (130 g) dark blue Geltex LS, featuring printed text.
• Dimensions art print: 33.4 x 17.3 In. (85 x 44 cm).
Correspondence: three decades of love
• Bilingual edition (Spanish and English).
• 336 pages on 0.22 Lb (100 g) PQ cream-toned paper, volume 1.5. Printed in 1/1 Pantone 5405U.
• Cover made of 0.66 Lb. (300 g) dark blue Geltex LS, printed in 1 color with blind embossing. Swiss binding.
• Dimensions: 5.55 x 8.26 x 1.02 In. (14.1 x 21 x 2.6 cm).
• Volume weight: 1.14 Lb. (0.52 kg).
Exhibition-case
• Lectern-shaped case with interior compartments for the books. 0.98 In. (2.5 cm) methacrylate.
• Back cover with a magnetic closure.
• Laser engraving of J. Sorolla’s signature on the front.
• Dimensions: 10.4 x 14.5 x 15.7 In. (26.5 x 37 x 40 cm) (height x width x depth). Case weight: 2.75 Lb. (12.51 kg).
• Approximate total weight of the collection: 5.68 Lb. (25.8 kg).
PRODUCTION PROCESS
The volumes of the Art Book and the Study Book are hand-sewn with white cotton thread. Once the text blocks are assembled, they are joined to their covers through artisanal bookbinding techniques.
The cover, back cover, and rounded spine of the Art Book feature a detail from the renowned oil painting Instantánea, Biarritz (1906), printed on canvas fabric.
The 71 drawings of family scenes have been die-cut, printed at actual size, and affixed to the book with three glue points. The back of each drawing includes numbering and the copyright of the Museo Sorolla.
The cover of the Study Book showcases a photograph of the Sorolla family, printed in a single ink on cardstock with a matte soft-touch anti-fingerprint lamination for a flawless finish.
The edition includes an exclusive art print featuring a beautiful image of Clotilde, reproduced at original size (85 x 44 cm) and numbered on the back, like the rest of the prints in the collection.
A handcrafted cardboard box with a sliding lid and the title of the print in white ink protects this exquisite work of art.
The cover of the Epistolary features an embossed title created with blind stamping. This volume is hand-bound using Swiss binding, with a covered spine and a glued cover.
The design of the spectacular case, made with painted iron and methacrylate on the top, resembles a lectern-shaped structure with internal compartments for the three books and the art print.
The case displays the cover of the Art Book behind a frontal glass panel, which includes the artist’s signature laser engraved. A rear lid allows for a secure closure thanks to neodymium magnets.
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