Ortler Spitz from Summit of Stelvio Pass (from Switzerland 1869 Sketchbook)
1869 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This monochromatic wash drawing captures a dramatic alpine vista from the Stelvio Pass. It was created as part of a sketchbook documentation of the Swiss Alps.
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John Singer Sargent was only 13 years old when he produced this sketchbook during a family tour of Switzerland. Even at such a young age, his technical mastery of wash and his ability to render complex geological structures with economy of line were already becoming apparent. This work provides a fascinating glimpse into the formative training of one of the most celebrated portraitists of the Gilded Age.
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Ortler Spitz from Summit of Stelvio Pass (from Switzerland 1869 Sketchbook)
John Singer Sargent, 1869
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