A War Memorial

John Singer Sargent, 1918

“This painting shows a pathway lined with short pillars and steps adorned with red flags on the left side and a tree-filled area on the right. The leaves overhead cast dappled shadows on the tan ground. The sky behind the brown tree branches is light blue. The brushstrokes in the painting are loose and impressionistic.”
Artist
John Singer Sargent
Date
1918
Type
Drawing
Medium
watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper mounted on board
Dimensions
36.6 × 53.8 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

“This painting shows a pathway lined with short pillars and steps adorned with red flags on the left side and a tree-filled area on the right. The leaves overhead cast dappled shadows on the tan ground. The sky behind the brown tree branches is light blue. The brushstrokes in the painting are loose and impressionistic.”

John Singer Sargent