1907
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Turkish Woman by a Stream is a 1907 watercolor by John Singer Sargent, a Orientalism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a woman sitting by a stream. She’s wearing a light-colored headscarf and a long, dark dress with a striped pattern. The water around her is painted in loose, swirly strokes of blue and green, while the land behind her is a mix of earthy browns and yellows. The artist used quick, wet brushstrokes to capture the light bouncing off the water and her clothing. The colors blend softly, especially on her face and hands, giving it a dreamy look. Next, check out Sargent, John Singer to see how he painted light and movement.
The work is a watercolour sketch by John Singer Sargent from 1907, showing a woman dressed in Turkish-style clothing reclining beside a stream with her shoes placed in front of her. The figure has been identified as Polly Barnard, daughter of painter Frederick Barnard, and the sheet was inscribed by Sargent for her mother, Alice Barnard. It later passed to Dorothy Barnard and was bequeathed to the Victoria & Albert Museum in 1949. The title was provided by Sargent and used when the work was exhibited at the Royal Academy in winter 1926.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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