Who painted “Chicos en la playa”?

“Chicos en la playa” was painted by Joaquín Sorolla in 1909. Where to see it: Museo del Prado.

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Impressionism: Realism, just before, paints on dark grounds with solid forms; Post-Impressionism, just after, keeps the bright colour but adds firm outlines, built structure or symbolic colour.

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (27 February 1863 – 10 August 1923) was a Spanish painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes, and monumental works of social and historical themes. Wikipedia

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More by Joaquín Sorolla

“Sewing the sail”, 1896
“Walk on the mountain”, 1909
“Sad Inheritance”, 1898
“White slave trade”, 1894
“And They Still Say Fish is Expensive!”, 1894
“The Return from Fishing”, 1894
“The Bath, Jávea”, 1905
“Mother”, 1900