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Garden near Lucca, ca. 1910.
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925).
Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper.
Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950 (50.130.81i).
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John Singer Sargent Beyond the Portrait Studio: Paintings, Drawings, and Watercolors from the Collection
June 6, 2000–September 24, 2000
About 110 paintings, drawings, and watercolors selected from the Museum's extensive holdings illuminate episodes in Sargent's career as he studied and sought inspiration outside the confines of the portrait studio. These works reflect his travels to Spain, Morocco, and other destinations in North Africa and the Near East; his enduring fascination with Venice; his summer holidays in the Italian lake district and the Alps; his tours of North America, including Florida and the Rocky Mountains; and his travels to the western front during World War I as an official war artist. Also on view are his preparatory sketches for allegorical murals for the Boston Public Library, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Harvard University's Widener Library. The exhibition commemorates the 75th anniversary of the artist's death and the 50th anniversary of the gift of numerous works to the Metropolitan by his sister, Mrs. Francis Ormond.
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