Excerpt from Eight Essays on Joaquín Sorolla Y Bastida, Vol. 2<br><br>The intensely national character of his work his extraordinary technical attainments, the catholicity of his choice of subject, and the volume of his output have given Sorolla an undisputed position as the chief of this strong group of vigorous painters. For ten years he has exerted a dominating influence over Spanish art.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.