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Señora de Sorolla in Black is an early 20th-century painting by Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla. It is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Señora de Sorolla in Black
Spanish: Clotilde con traje negro
Artist	Joaquín Sorolla
Year	1906
Medium	Oil on canvas
Subject	Clotilde García del Castillo
Dimensions	186.7 cm × 118.7 cm (73.5 in × 46.7 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Accession	09.71.3

Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts Clotilde García del Castillo, Sorolla's wife, confidante, travel companion and muse. The painting shows Clotilde wearing a black dress in their Madrid home. In the background, Sorolla has rendered a smaller version of one of his earlier paintings.[1]

The work is on view at The Metropolitan Museum in Gallery 827.

See also

• Clotilde García del Castillo (painting)
• Walk on the Beach

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