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Street in Venice

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22: 102: 138: 71:. The painting shows a young woman walking along the flagstones, kicking her skirt with her right foot, and observed by two men in the shadows to her left. From the manner in which Sargent depicts her down-turned eyes and seemingly fast pace with which she passes the two men, he is concerned largely with the invasive 117:
The woman is observed by one of two darkly coloured men huddled in conversation to the right of the frame. In the middle background a couple are seated outside of a cafe or bar, also deep in conversation. The couple are interested only in themselves, in contrast to the man. His gaze follows the girl,
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The painting is composed as a series of descending rectangles arranged in a near-telescopic manner, outside of which a section of blue sky lightens the claustrophobic tone marked by the descending angles which meet at the girl's head. It is largely rendered in monochrome, though there are touches of
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The painting is one of a number of Venetian scenes painted or drawn by Sargent, who spent most of his life in Europe, during his time in the city. As in his other works, it largely ignores the architectural aspects the city is best known for and focuses instead on edgy back-street imagery. The
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are shown flowing, suggesting that she is moving quickly past them. The Venice setting is significant; the artist has placed the moment away from the cosmopolitan surroundings of London, Paris or New York – cities more familiar to him and which he considered more refined.
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is evident in a number of this work's features, especially in the broad brush strokes of her dress and the unusual cropping of the composition.
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red in the girl's head comb, dress and in the cafe behind her. However, overall the artist is more concerned with tone than colour.
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in Paris. It was purchased by Elizabeth Chanler of Boston in 1888, who gave it to the American architect
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In composition and mood, the painting has been linked by the writer Margaret Conrads to the earlier
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manner, it is set in a quiet backstreet off the Calle Larga dei Proverbi, near the
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American Paintings and Sculpture at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
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against lighter ground used to give shape to the figures, it seems influenced by
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while her downcast eyes deliberately avoid their attention. Her shawl and skirt
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There are a number of similarly titled works by Sargent painted during his stay
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in return for professional services. In 1962, the painting was acquired by the
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The Wyndham Sisters: Lady Elcho, Mrs. Adeane, and Mrs. Tennant
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Expanded Vision: John Singer Sargent and his Italian Context
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Mrs. Fiske Warren (Gretchen Osgood) and Her Daughter Rachel
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National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.
oil on wood
John Singer Sargent
impressionist
Grand Canal
Venice
male glare
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.
Impressionism

chiaroscuro
hem
Giovanni Boldini

Giovanni Boldini
Williamstown
silhouetted
Velázquez
Carlo Naya
Georges Petit
Stanford White
National Gallery of Art
List of works by John Singer Sargent



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