Resting

John Singer Sargent, kb. 1880–1890

This painting shows a person leaning against a tree trunk. They face the left, and we see them from the side. The person has light skin and short brown hair, and they are wearing a yellow hat with red accents, a dark blue shirt or blouse, and a light pink skirt with some blue stripes. The person is looking down at a piece of paper or a small book that they hold in their hands. They are leaning against the large trunk of a light gray tree that stands on top of a pale-yellow hill with patches of light green, yellow ochre, dark blue, and dark red, giving the impression of dirt with patches of grass. The background is dark blue, with the faint brown outlines of more trees. The brushstrokes in the painting are wide and smooth, with some applying paint very thickly, and some applying paint in thin, translucent strokes.
Művész
John Singer Sargent
Datálás
kb. 1880–1890
Műfaj
Rajz
Technika
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Méretek
11,5 × 17,4 cm
Gyűjtemény
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenc
Közkincs, CC0

Képleírás

This painting shows a person leaning against a tree trunk. They face the left, and we see them from the side. The person has light skin and short brown hair, and they are wearing a yellow hat with red accents, a dark blue shirt or blouse, and a light pink skirt with some blue stripes. The person is looking down at a piece of paper or a small book that they hold in their hands. They are leaning against the large trunk of a light gray tree that stands on top of a pale-yellow hill with patches of light green, yellow ochre, dark blue, and dark red, giving the impression of dirt with patches of grass. The background is dark blue, with the faint brown outlines of more trees. The brushstrokes in the painting are wide and smooth, with some applying paint very thickly, and some applying paint in thin, translucent strokes.

John Singer Sargent