Young Woman with a Black Skirt
During his two visits to Venice in the early 1880s, Sargent focused on portraying the muted harmonies of the city. He often ignored the picturesque canals and highly recognizable tourist sites; instead, he captured the city’s narrow streets and murky interiors populated by locals in Venetian dress. This watercolor could well be a study for one of the women who appears in these works. The solidity of form and attention to detail recall the influence of his teacher Carolus-Duran. He also may have been responding to works by the Spanish artist Mariano Fortuny, which were popular in Paris at the time.
Artwork Details
- Title: Young Woman with a Black Skirt
- Artist: John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London)
- Date: early 1880s
- Culture: American
- Medium: Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper
- Dimensions: 14 × 9 13/16 in. (35.6 × 24.9 cm)
Mat: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
Framed (standard exhibition frame): 21 1/4 × 16 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (54 × 41.3 × 2.9 cm) - Credit Line: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950 (50.130.33)
- Object Number: 50.130.33
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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