A painting by Joaquín Sorolla, the Spanish artist renowned for his mastery of light, is on public show for the first time since it disappeared after being sold to a private collector 134 years ago.
Paris Boulevard, which was painted by Sorolla during a visit to the French capital between 1889 and 1890, shows a bustling cafe as dusk falls on the city. Its creator – who was more usually associated with bright and limpid Mediterranean beach scenes – makes a cameo in the work, smoking a cigar while seated at a table with a soldier.
