Spanish Soldiers John Singer Sargent (American, born Italy, 1856-1925). Spanish Soldiers, ca. 1903. Translucent and opaque watercolor with graphite underdrawing, 18 1/16 x 12 1/16 in. ( x cm). At the end of a tour through Spain in 1903, Sargent visited the famous pilgrimage site of Santiago de Compostela and painted watercolors of Spanish soldiers recuperating in the sunlit courtyards of the fifteenth-century Royal Hospital. Although the title of this work suggests the anonymity of its subjects, Sargent conveyed a specific likeness in the primary figure, despite his summary descripti
Spanish Soldiers John Singer Sargent (American, born Italy, 1856-1925). Spanish Soldiers, ca. 1903. Translucent and opaque watercolor with graphite underdrawing, 18 1/16 x 12 1/16 in. ( x cm). At the end of a tour through Spain in 1903, Sargent visited the famous pilgrimage site of Santiago de Compostela and painted watercolors of Spanish soldiers recuperating in the sunlit courtyards of the fifteenth-century Royal Hospital. Although the title of this work suggests the anonymity of its subjects, Sargent conveyed a specific likeness in the primary figure, despite his summary description. He was clearly drawn to this model, who appears in a number of his watercolors. American Art ca. 1903
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