Photo of collection object Santa Maria della Salute
Sargent, John Singer. Santa Maria della Salute, 1904. Translucent and opaque watercolor and graphite, with graphite underdrawing, 18 3/16 x 22 15/16in. (46.2 x 58.3cm) frame: 33 7/8 x 38 11/16 x 1 3/4 in. (86 x 98.3 x 4.4 cm). Purchased by Special Subscription, 09.838. No known copyright restrictions.

Santa Maria della Salute

1904

John Singer Sargent

American, born Italy, 1856-1925

American Art

Sargent’s underdrawing for the church is meticulously executed in straight ruled graphite lines, whose end points are visible at the bottoms and tops of columns. Horizontal ruled lines of the stairs are visible through the washes of the figures in the boat. In contrast, the boats and figures in the foreground have minimal underdrawing and are rendered in loose, mostly wet washes. Sargent used a sharp tool to scrape off paint and create the squiggly highlights on and around the boats. This is the largest Sargent watercolor in Brooklyn’s collection and the only one both signed and dated by the artist.
Classification
Watercolor
Formatted Medium
Translucent and opaque watercolor and graphite, with graphite underdrawing
Dimensions
18 3/16 x 22 15/16in. (46.2 x 58.3cm) frame: 33 7/8 x 38 11/16 x 1 3/4 in. (86 x 98.3 x 4.4 cm)
Departments
American Art
Accession Number
09.838
Credit Line
Purchased by Special Subscription
Rights Statement
No known copyright restrictions
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