With "The Thorn Bush", a deftly worked watercolor of two women possibly on a forest picnic, a note of erotic mischief surfaces.

The woman walking in the foreground pauses as she finds a spiky branch snagging and lifting her skirt. That branch, of course, is a Zorn brushstroke.
--https://www.ctinsider.com/art/article/Anders-Zorn-Sweden-s-Master-Painter-review-4968871.php

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'Anders Zorn: Sweden's Master Painter' review

Zorn's reputation as a portrait painter brought him prestigious commissions on both sides...

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Joaquín Sorolla, Running along the Beach, Valencia, 1904

Sorolla’s other great love was for his home city of Valencia. Despite living in Madrid, he returned to Valencia every year, drawn to the intense light and broad horizon of the coast. He grew a reputation for beach scenes, which he painted endlessly, and had an uncanny ability for capturing the effects of blazing Mediterranean sunlight.
--https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/past/sorolla/what-you-need-to-know-about-sorolla

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What you need to know about Sorolla | Sorolla: Spanish Master of Light | National Gallery, London

He’s one of Spain’s most celebrated artists, but is less well known outside of his home country. Here’s what you need to know about the artist dubbed Spain's Impressionist