Resting

c. 1880-1890

Follower of John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

This painting shows a person leaning against a tree trunk. They face the left, and we see them from the side. The person has light skin and short brown hair, and they are wearing a yellow hat with red accents, a dark blue shirt or blouse, and a light pink skirt with some blue stripes. The person is looking down at a piece of paper or a small book that they hold in their hands. They are leaning against the large trunk of a light gray tree that stands on top of a pale-yellow hill with patches of light green, yellow ochre, dark blue, and dark red, giving the impression of dirt with patches of grass. The background is dark blue, with the faint brown outlines of more trees. The brushstrokes in the painting are wide and smooth, with some applying paint very thickly, and some applying paint in thin, translucent strokes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.5 × 17.4 cm (4 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.93.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; bequest to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right verso in blue colored pencil by unknown hand: 6

Wikidata ID

Q64562102

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