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The Wounded Foot Oil on canvas, 109.2 x 99.7 cm, by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1909 J. Paul Getty Museum |
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| Afternoon light scatters across the shore, brushing the child’s shoulder, the restless water, and the figures at play, with glints catching her hand, the sand beneath her foot, and her companion’s hat, drawing attention to the injured limb. The composition, which trims the child’s arm at the edge, gives the scene the urgency of a fleeting encounter, as if the viewer has stepped into a moment between two children on the beach. |
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