Autumn leaves
1913

John Singer SARGENT

Medium: oil on canvas
Measurements: 56.0 × 71.0 cm
Inscription: inscribed in brown paint l.l.: John S. Sargent 1913
Accession Number: 586-2
Department: International Painting
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1914
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location: Not on display
About this work: John Singer Sargent’s childhood was spent mostly in Europe with his American parents. He studied in Paris under Carolus-Duran and at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1874. The famous Impressionist exhibitions of the 1870s and 1880s in Paris had a profound impact on his art. He was a successful portrait painter but returned to landscapes around 1900, spending long summer holidays with friends in southern Europe and in the mountains during the hottest season. This picture is typical of Sargent’s alpine studies of women wearing the clothing of the period and resting under shady trees.
Subjects (general): Human Figures Landscapes Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific): autumn deciduous trees dresses (garments) leaves (plant components) seated figures shadows sun hats women (female humans)

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