Whispers (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau and a Friend)

John Singer Sargent American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

A prolific and successful painter in oil and watercolor, Sargent seems to have sketched almost incessantly. He made rapid studies, such as this one, in preparation for his paintings or simply as impressions of his surroundings. Sargent captures a candid moment between Virginie Gautreau (1859–1915), at left, and an unidentified companion. He eschews detailed anatomical study in order to record their fleeting poses and gestures.

Whispers (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau and a Friend), John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Charcoal and graphite on off-white laid paper, American

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Whispers (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau and a Friend), John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Charcoal and graphite on off-white laid paper, American
Whispers (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau and a Friend), John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Charcoal and graphite on off-white laid paper, American
Whispers (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau and a Friend), John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Charcoal and graphite on off-white laid paper, American

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