id: 124814 accession number: 1946.293 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.293 updated: 2023-08-24 11:35:23.731000 The Patio, 1908. John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925). Watercolor with traces of gouache over graphite; sheet: 53.2 x 34.6 cm (20 15/16 x 13 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer 1946.293 title: The Patio title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1908 creation date earliest: 1869 creation date latest: 1869 current location: creditline: In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer copyright: --- culture: America, late 19th-early 20th Century technique: watercolor with traces of gouache over graphite department: Drawings collection: DR - American 19th Century type: Drawing find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925) - artist --- measurements: Sheet: 53.2 x 34.6 cm (20 15/16 x 13 5/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: description: cream(1) wove paper watermarks: inscriptions: inscription: VERSO, center, in orange crayon: 5/3 ; lower left, in black chalk: 4072 [circled, sideways] translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: America Draws opening date: 1984-12-28T05:00:00 America Draws. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985). title: Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland opening date: 1991-04-02T05:00:00 Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991). title: American Drawings from the Permanent Collection opening date: 1998-04-19T00:00:00 American Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98. "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection." --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Sargent was born in Italy, studied in France, and worked chiefly in England, but he never renounced his American citizenship. As a young man, Sargent achieved fame and wealth as a portraitist, but he gradually tired of painting wealthy, superficial aristocrats. In his later years he focused increasingly on watercolor. Along with Winslow Homer, Sargent was the major artist to develop a spontaneous approach toward watercolor. Rather than carefully layering his pigments, he dashed off his paintings in a single sitting, allowing the colors to freely blend together. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES