Open Valley, Dolomites
1913 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This watercolor landscape depicts an expansive mountain valley in the Dolomites, rendered with Sargent's characteristic fluid and confident brushwork. It is part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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John Singer Sargent was famously prolific with his watercolors, creating hundreds during his travels through Europe to capture the fleeting light and atmosphere. His Alpine scenes from 1913 are highly celebrated for their technical brilliance and their ability to convey the rugged majesty of the Dolomites with such minimal yet effective strokes.
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Open Valley, Dolomites
John Singer Sargent, 1913
