John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925). (left)
Simplon Pass: Reading,
circa 1911. Opaque and translucent watercolor and wax resist with
graphite underdrawing, 20 1/16 x 14 1/16 in. (51 x 35.7 cm). Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston, The Hayden Collection—Charles Henry Hayden Fund.
Photograph © 2013 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; (right)
Bedouins,
circa 1905–6. Opaque and translucent watercolor, 18 x 12 in. (45.7 x
30.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum
John Singer Sargent Watercolors
April 5–July 28, 2013
This landmark exhibition unites for the first time the John Singer
Sargent watercolors acquired by the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of
Fine Arts, Boston, in the early twentieth century. The culmination of a
year long collaborative study by both museums,
John Singer Sargent Watercolors explores
the watercolor practice that has traditionally been viewed as a
tangential facet of Sargent’s art making. The ninety-three pieces on
display provide a once-in-a-generation opportunity to view a broad range
of the artist’s finest production in the medium.
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