Bedouins
1905-1906
John Singer Sargent
American, born Italy, 1856-1925
American Art
Sargent considered this powerful portrait of two men to be the keynote work of his Bedouin watercolors. His earliest critics took note of the expressive force of the carefully delineated faces, set off by the play of highlights on the saturated blues of the kaffiyeh (head scarves). Sargent otherwise described the figures, including details such as the curved khanjar (daggers) in the main figure’s belt, with the broad, expressive handling that characterizes the Bedouin subjects as a whole.
- Maker/Artist
- Sargent, John Singer
- Classification
- Watercolor
- Formatted Medium
- Opaque and translucent watercolor
- Medium
- opaque, translucent, watercolor
- Dimensions
- 18 x 12in. (45.7 x 30.5cm) frame: 30 3/16 x 24 3/16 x 1 5/8 in. (76.7 x 61.4 x 4.1 cm)
- Departments
- American Art
- Accession Number
- 09.814
- Credit Line
- Purchased by Special Subscription
- Exhibitions
- John Singer Sargent Watercolors, Masters of Color and Light: Homer, Sargent and the American Watercolor Movement, Curator's Choice: American Watercolor Masters: Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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