Spanish Church Interior

c. 1880

John Singer Sargent

Associated Names
John Singer Sargent

Artist, American, 1856 - 1925

This is a painting of an interior of a dimly lit, arched space. The painting features an arched interior with subdued lighting, casting deep shadows on the surfaces. The focus is on an altar or prominent structure within the arched recess, emphasized by warm hues of red and yellow. The floor in the foreground transitions from darker shades to a lighter blend of blues and browns. The overall atmosphere is somber and contemplative, capturing the quiet reverence of a sacred space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 36.7 × 26.6 cm (14 7/16 × 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.93.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ormond/Kilmurray 650

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Violet Ormand (Mrs. Francis Ormand), 1925; her son, F. Guillame Ormond, 1955; his heirs, 1971; Christies, London, 12 November 1976, lot 59, as Spanish Church Interior; Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; bequest to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 136-137, no. 58 (entry by Josephine Rodgers).

Bibliography

1998

  • Ormond, Richard, and Elaine Kilmurray. John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1874-1882. The Complete Paintings, Volume IV. New Haven and London, 2006: 73, no. 650, repro.

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: V.O / (Trust); upper center verso in pen and black ink by unknown hand: By J.S. Sargent; lower center verso in red crayon by unknown hand: D/20.

Wikidata ID

Q64584000

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