Cairo

John Singer Sargent, c. 1891

This painting shows a sloping wall made of large stones on the right, leading up past the top of the painting. On the left side, a mosque with two minarets is silhouetted against a bright sky in the distance, surrounded by more buildings. The ground and stones are in shades of gray, cream, pale brown, and pale pink, with dark blue shadows. The scene is depicted using loose, fluid brushstrokes.
Artista
John Singer Sargent
Data
c. 1891
Tipus
Drawing
Tècnica
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Mides
25.4 × 35.5 cm
Col·lecció
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Llicència
Domini públic, CC0

Descripció de la imatge

This painting shows a sloping wall made of large stones on the right, leading up past the top of the painting. On the left side, a mosque with two minarets is silhouetted against a bright sky in the distance, surrounded by more buildings. The ground and stones are in shades of gray, cream, pale brown, and pale pink, with dark blue shadows. The scene is depicted using loose, fluid brushstrokes.

John Singer Sargent