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Goatherds

John Singer Sargent

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Mindful of his plan to execute a painting of the Sermon on the Mount for the Boston Public Library mural cycle, Sargent visited the region of the Sea of Galilee, in Syria, where he completed oil and watercolor views of the lake, and of nearby Mount Tabor and the Plain of Esdraelon, as well as a number of figure subjects including Goatherds. Sargent rendered these works in a palette that is more evenly bright than that of the Bedouin subjects.

Caption

John Singer Sargent (American, born Italy, 1856–1925). Goatherds, 1905–1906. Opaque and translucent watercolor with graphite underdrawing, 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm) frame: 17 7/8 x 23 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (45.4 x 60.6 x 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by Special Subscription, 09.821. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Goatherds

Date

1905–1906

Medium

Opaque and translucent watercolor with graphite underdrawing

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm) frame: 17 7/8 x 23 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (45.4 x 60.6 x 3.5 cm)

Signatures

Unsigned

Credit Line

Purchased by Special Subscription

Accession Number

09.821

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Artists and makers

John Singer Sargent

54 works in the collection