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Tyrolean Shrine by John Singer Sargent

Tyrolean Shrine

John Singer Sargent · 1871

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DETAILS
Artist
John Singer Sargent
Date
1871
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
6 3/4 x 10 in. (17.1 x 25.4 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950
ART MOVEMENTS
Tonalism
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John Singer Sargent

1856–1925 · United States

The man who painted 900 oils and 2,000 watercolors once caused a Paris scandal with a single bare shoulder.

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