Pavement, Cairo
1891 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts an architectural interior view of a building in Cairo, focusing on the intricate patterns of a stone floor. It was created during one of the artist's extensive travels to the Middle East.
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John Singer Sargent was deeply fascinated by the architecture and atmosphere of the Middle East, visiting several times between 1890 and 1912. This specific work captures his keen eye for light and surface detail, demonstrating how he could transform a simple view of a tiled floor into a study of form and texture through light-handed, impressionistic brushwork.
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Pavement, Cairo
John Sargent, 1891
