Three Boats in Harbor, San Vigilio

1913

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

John Singer Sargent dedicated much effort to painting outdoors—a pursuit he thoroughly enjoyed—especially after 1907, when he stepped away from more time-consuming portraiture commissions. This canvas was painted on the shore of Lake Garda in Italy, where he traveled with friends and family in 1913. Sargent skillfully manipulated thick and thin applications of pigment to evoke rugged rock, reflective waters, fishing boats, and silhouetted figures, producing an airy and dynamic composition.

Status: On View, Gallery 171
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: John Singer Sargent
Title: Three Boats in Harbor, San Vigilio
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1913
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28 in.)
Credit Line: Anonymous loan
Reference Number: Obj: 240975

Annelise K. Madsen, et al., John Singer Sargent and Chicago’s Gilded Age, exh. cat. (Art Institute of Chicago, 2018), 65, 67, 82, 102, 175, 204, 209, cat. 42, fig. 42 (ill.).

Art Institute of Chicago, John Singer Sargent and Chicago’s Gilded Age, July 1–Sept. 30, 2018, cat. 42.

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