Museo Carmen Thyssen

Sorolla in Jávea

Joaquín Sorolla (1863−1923) discovered Jávea in the autumn of 1896. The scenery of the place proved to be quite a revelation for the painter, then thirty-three. Sorolla was familiar with the landscapes of the beaches of his native Valencia, where he had spent hours on end maki...

Darío de Regoyos. The Impressionist Adventure

Darío de Regoyos was acquainted at first hand with some of the new art movements of the late 19th century, allowing him to contribute his innovative approach to the stagnated Spanish art scene of the day. Entitled Darío de Regoyos. The Impressionist Adventure, this exhibition curren...

Avant-garde drawings [1910-1945]

An essential device in artistic training and painters’ and sculptors’ creative processes, in the twentieth century drawing came to be viewed as a form of artistic expression in its own right, independent of academic practices or preparatory sketches. Artists of various disciplines, th...