Mountain Stream
1913 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This watercolor depicts a nude figure resting near a rushing mountain stream, utilizing fluid brushwork and a vibrant palette. It is currently part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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John Singer Sargent was a master of watercolor, often using the medium to capture the spontaneity of light and movement during his travels. This work demonstrates his remarkable ability to render the transparency and dynamism of rushing water, combined with the relaxed, informal pose of his subject. It exemplifies his late-career shift toward more personal, experimental subjects painted for his own enjoyment rather than as formal commissions.
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Mountain Stream
John Singer Sargent, 1913
