1871
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Studies of Peasants with Wheelbarrows [verso] is a 1871 graphite by John Singer Sargent, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a man using crutches with smaller figures in the background. The drawing shows buildings near a river or canal, which is likely in Venice. This was a common scene for artists to draw, and it's interesting that Sargent chose to focus on the people instead of the buildings. To learn more about this style of drawing, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
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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