Mountain Torrent
The following text appears in the entry for this work in: Stephanie L. Herdrich and H. Barbara Weinberg, "American Drawings and Watercolors in The Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent," New York, 2000. For references to sources and illustrations mentioned in this text, see that catalogue:
50.130.80k has the same composition as the oil "A Waterfall" (Private collection), which was probably painted during the summer of 1910 in the Alps and shown at the Royal Academy, London, in 1911.
In the watercolor, Sargent suggested the path of the torrent with pale washes and graphite lines descending from the upper right of the composition, but he seems to have abandoned the work before rendering the flow in significant detail. He described the rugged landscape with multiple layers of diverse colors-from brown and rust to purple and deep ochre.
50.130.80k has the same composition as the oil "A Waterfall" (Private collection), which was probably painted during the summer of 1910 in the Alps and shown at the Royal Academy, London, in 1911.
In the watercolor, Sargent suggested the path of the torrent with pale washes and graphite lines descending from the upper right of the composition, but he seems to have abandoned the work before rendering the flow in significant detail. He described the rugged landscape with multiple layers of diverse colors-from brown and rust to purple and deep ochre.
Artwork Details
- Title:Mountain Torrent
- Artist:John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London)
- Date:ca. 1910
- Culture:American
- Medium:Watercolor, graphite, and wax crayon on white wove paper
- Dimensions:21 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (53.7 x 37.8 cm)
- Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950
- Object Number:50.130.80k
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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