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John Singer Sargent's Alpine Sketchbooks: A Young Artist's Perspective

John Singer Sargent's Alpine Sketchbooks: A Young Artist's Perspective

Rubin, Stephen D.

1991

47 pages

37 illustrations

9 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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Stephen D. Rubin

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Three Views of the Bernese Oberland from Thun (from Switzerland 1870 Sketchbook), John Singer Sargent American, Graphite on off-white wove paper, American — Three Views of the Bernese Oberland from Thun (from Switzerland 1870 Sketchbook)
John Singer Sargent
June 10 and 15, 1870

Mary Newbold Sargent (from Switzerland 1870 Sketchbook)

John Singer Sargent

1870

Sleeping Faun, Glyptothek, Munich, John Singer Sargent American, Graphite on off-white wove paper, American — Sleeping Faun, Glyptothek, Munich
John Singer Sargent
June 2, 1869

Devil's Bridge, St Gotthard (from Switzerland 1870 Sketchbook), John Singer Sargent American, Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper, American — Devil's Bridge, St Gotthard (from Switzerland 1870 Sketchbook)
John Singer Sargent
June 4, 1870

Uri Rothstock from Brunnen (from Switzerland 1870 Sketchbook), John Singer Sargent American, Graphite on off-white wove paper, American — Uri Rothstock from Brunnen (from Switzerland 1870 Sketchbook)
John Singer Sargent
June 5, 1870

Lion Monument, Lucerne (from Switzerland 1870 Sketchbook), John Singer Sargent American, Graphite on off-white wove paper, American — Lion Monument, Lucerne (from Switzerland 1870 Sketchbook)
John Singer Sargent
June 6, 1870

Views from Kandersteg; Entrance to the Gasternthal, Kanderthal from the Hotel Gemmi (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" Sketchbook), John Singer Sargent American, Wax crayon, graphite, and watercolor on off-white wove paper, American — Views from Kandersteg; Entrance to the Gasternthal, Kanderthal from the Hotel Gemmi (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" Sketchbook)
John Singer Sargent
June 30, 1870

Gemmi Pass (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" Sketchbook), John Singer Sargent American, Wax crayon on off-white wove paper, American — Gemmi Pass (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolours" Sketchbook)
John Singer Sargent
July 1,1870

Village Scene; Loèche-les-Bains (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolors" Sketchbook), John Singer Sargent American, Watercolor, wax crayon, and graphite on off-white wove paper, American — Village Scene; Loèche-les-Bains (from "Splendid Mountain Watercolors" Sketchbook)
John Singer Sargent
July 2, 1870

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