Goatherds
1905-1906
John Singer Sargent
American, born Italy, 1856-1925
American Art
Mindful of his plan to execute a painting of the Sermon on the Mount for the Boston Public Library mural cycle, Sargent visited the region of the Sea of Galilee, in Syria, where he completed oil and watercolor views of the lake, and of nearby Mount Tabor and the Plain of Esdraelon, as well as a number of figure subjects including Goatherds. Sargent rendered these works in a palette that is more evenly bright than that of the Bedouin subjects.
- Maker/Artist
- Sargent, John Singer
- Classification
- Watercolor
- Formatted Medium
- Opaque and translucent watercolor with graphite underdrawing
- Medium
- opaque, translucent, watercolor, graphite, underdrawing
- Dimensions
- 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm) frame: 17 7/8 x 23 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (45.4 x 60.6 x 3.5 cm)
- Departments
- American Art
- Accession Number
- 09.821
- Credit Line
- Purchased by Special Subscription
- Exhibitions
- John Singer Sargent Watercolors
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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