2023 Spain €10 Silver Proof Coin "Joaquin Sorolla 100 Years"

• Mint: Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre - Real Casa de la Moneda
• Denomination: €10
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 7,000 pcs.
• Alloy: 99.9% Sterling Silver
• Diameter: 36x36 mm
• Weight: 31.1 grams (1 oz)
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

Additional Information

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2023 marks the 100th Anniversary of the death of Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla. To honor this anniversary, Royal Spanish Mint has issued a square 1 oz. silver coin.

On the obverse, "The Horse Bath" (1909) with its dazzling light, white hues and the beaches of Valencia, is undoubtedly one of Sorolla’s most significant works and one of his most respected and popular paintings. He turns this simple daily scene into a monumental painting: a young boy, most likely the son of a fisherman, walks out of the sea, leading the horse that he had taken to the water to cool off. The intense light, the shimmering skin of the horse and the boy, and the reflections of the water on the edge of the sand show a high level of mastery and enjoyment.

The reverse features the painting "After Bathing" (1915). Also painted in Valencia, it shows a woman drying off a naked boy, who she wraps in a stunning white cloth. The intense midday sun falls vertically on the cloth, filling the painting with light; one of the hallmarks of Sorolla’s style was precisely his ability to tackle the blinding light of the Mediterranean summer. This simple scene and subject matter allowed Sorolla to devote all his attention to the formal execution of the painting.