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Sargent was born in Italy, studied in France, and worked chiefly in England, but he never renounced his American citizenship. As a young man, Sargent achieved fame and wealth as a portraitist, but he gradually tired of painting wealthy, superficial aristocrats. In his later years he focused increasingly on watercolor. Along with Winslow Homer, Sargent was the major artist to develop a spontaneous approach toward watercolor. Rather than carefully layering his pigments, he dashed off his paintings in a single sitting, allowing the colors to freely blend together.
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Document identity
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124814
label
The Patio
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drawing
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124814
contentType
drawing
title
The Patio
description
Sargent was born in Italy, studied in France, and worked chiefly in England, but he never renounced his American citizenship. As a young man, Sargent achieved fame and wealth as a portraitist, but he gradually tired of painting wealthy, superficial aristocrats. In his later years he focused increasingly on watercolor. Along with Winslow Homer, Sargent was the major artist to develop a spontaneous approach toward watercolor. Rather than carefully layering his pigments, he dashed off his paintings in a single sitting, allowing the colors to freely blend together.
date
1908
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79902824
creators
2559
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 53.2 x 34.6 cm (20 15/16 x 13 5/8 in.)
cul
America, late 19th-early 20th Century
accession
1946.293
Source extras
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watercolor with traces of gouache over graphite
tombstone
The Patio, 1908. John Singer Sargent (American, born Italy, 1856–1925). Watercolor with traces of gouache over graphite; sheet: 53.2 x 34.6 cm (20 15/16 x 13 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer, 1946.293
supportMaterials
description
cream(1) wove paper
collection
DR - American 19th Century
inscriptions
inscription
VERSO, center, in orange crayon: 5/3 ; lower left, in black chalk: 4072 [circled, sideways]
citations
citation
Milliken, William M. “Gift in Memory of Ralph King.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 34, no. 2 (February 1947): 22–27.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 22
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In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
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2026-05-29 06:26:21.785000
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124814
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Drawings
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DR - American 19th Century
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watercolor with traces of gouache over graphite
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male
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photo
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