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Lake of Lecco (from Switzerland 1869 Sketchbook) by John Singer Sargent

Lake of Lecco (from Switzerland 1869 Sketchbook)

John Singer Sargent · 1869

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Artist
John Singer Sargent
Date
1869
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
7 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (19.7 x 29.8 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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