1891
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Water Carriers on the Nile is a 1891 oil by John Singer Sargent, a American Impressionism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
You see people carrying water along the Nile River in this painting. The scene is quiet and peaceful, with the water carriers going about their daily work. This painting is interesting because it shows Sargent's ability to depict everyday life in a beautiful way. Check out the work of artist John Singer Sargent for more examples of his skill with oil on canvas.
Christie, Manon & Woods, London, ["Catalogue of Pictures and Water Colour Drawings by J.S. Sargent, R.A. and Works by Other Artists," no. 131] July 24, 1925; the Cooling Galleries, London, 1925; Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Worcester, Chicago, 1925; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1935.
Washington, DC, Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Private World of John Singer Sargent , Apr. 18–June 14, 1964, cat. 55; Cleveland Museum of Art, July 7–Aug. 16, 1964; MA, Worcester Art Museum, Sept. 17–Nov. 1, 1964; Utica, NY, Munson–Williams–Proctor Institute, Nov. 15, 1964–Jan. 3, 1965. Art Institute of Chicago, John Singer Sargent and Chicago’s Gilded Age , July 1–Sept. 30, 2018, cat. 23.
Donelson F. Hoopes and Hermann Warner Williams, The Private World of John Singer Sargent , exh. cat. (Plainview, NY: Shorewood Publishers, 1964), cat. 55. Annelise K. Madsen, et al., John Singer Sargent and Chicago's Gilded Age , exh. cat. (Art Institute of Chicago, 2018), 127, 129, 204, cat. 23, fig. 106 (ill.).
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John Singer Sargent (; January 12, 1856 – April 15, 1925) was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Belle Époque and Edwardian-era luxury.
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