Young Woman with a Black Skirt

John Singer Sargent American

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Like many of his contemporaries, Sargent was attracted to Venice and visited the city frequently throughout his life. This watercolor of a young woman in Venetian peasant costume relates to his genre paintings of the period but also reveals his longstanding interest in the exotic.

Young Woman with a Black Skirt, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American

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Young Woman with a Black Skirt, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Young Woman with a Black Skirt, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Young Woman with a Black Skirt, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Young Woman with a Black Skirt, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Young Woman with a Black Skirt, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Young Woman with a Black Skirt, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
Young Woman with a Black Skirt, John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London), Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American

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