Light fantastic

Yesterday we went to the National Gallery to see the Sorolla: Spanish Master of Light exhibition. Some pieces we’d seen before on our trip to Madrid in 2016; but others are new, some from private collections and others from New York, where Sorolla had dealings with the Hispanic Society, and other museums. The paintings live up to the exhibition’s promissory title; the depiction of light and shade is a transformatory hallmark. Among landscapes, cityscapes and gardens, some other favourites were Mother – the most honest Madonna and Child I’ve ever seen; The Shadow of Alcantara Bridge, Toledo; the harrowing Another Marguerite!; and an overall favourite, Sewing the Sail.