Sunset
1902 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This watercolor landscape depicts a mountainous terrain bathed in the warm, diffused light of a sunset. It is part of the extensive collection of Sargent's watercolors held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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John Singer Sargent is celebrated primarily for his glamorous oil portraits, yet he often found a more personal and experimental form of expression in his watercolors. He painted this piece during his extensive travels through Europe and the Middle East, where he used the medium to capture the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere on distant terrains. These works were highly sought after by collectors, and in 1910, the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, staged major exhibitions of his watercolors, cementing his reputation as a master of the medium.
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Sunset
John Singer Sargent, 1902
