From Ávila
1903 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This watercolor landscape depicts the arid, expansive plains surrounding the city of Ávila, Spain. It is part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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John Singer Sargent was renowned for his portraiture, but he often escaped his busy London studio to travel and paint watercolors of landscapes. During his 1903 trip to Spain, he captured the stark beauty of the Castilian countryside with a light, fluid technique that contrasts sharply with the formal oil portraits that made him famous. This piece showcases his ability to convey vast, sun-drenched space through minimal brushstrokes and thin washes of color.
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From Ávila
John Singer Sargent, 1903
