1871
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Italian Villa [recto] is a 1871 graphite by John Singer Sargent, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
John Singer Sargent drew a quiet Italian villa on wove paper. Trees hide most of the buildings. Soft graphite lines make the scene feel far away. This isn’t a quick sketch. Sargent spent hours blending tones to show morning light on stone walls. The paper stays flat, but the edges feel soft, like morning haze. Look up Sargent, John Singer next.
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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