Turkish Woman by a Stream
Watercolour
c. 1907 (made)
c. 1907 (made)
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Watercolour sketch depicting a woman in Turkish style clothing lying down by a stream with her shoes in front of her.
Object details
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| Title | Turkish Woman by a Stream (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper, over preliminary pencil, with touches of bodycolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Turkish woman by a Stream, by John Singer Sargent, ca. 1907 |
| Physical description | Watercolour sketch depicting a woman in Turkish style clothing lying down by a stream with her shoes in front of her. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | To Alice Barnard / from her friend John S. Sargent (Incribed) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Dorothy Barnard |
| Object history | This watercolour may show Alice Barnard, to whom it is inscribed, in Turkish style clothing, by the brook at Peuterey in the Val d'Aosta. The title is Sargent's own and it appeared under this name when exhibited with other works by Sargent at the Royal Academy, winter 1926 (no. 145). Exhibited in 'John Singer Sargent', Whitney Museum of Modern Art, New York and Chicago Art Museum in 1986/7. |
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| Accession number | P.31-1949 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2006 |
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