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An earthy-toned, riverside scene of a figure in a white dress stepping into a red canoe as others lounge in nearby canoes, with surrounding impressionist-style trees and a distant building.

John Singer Sargent

A Boating Party,

Maker

  • John Singer Sargent

Title

A Boating Party

Medium

oil paint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Oil on canvas

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

88.3 x 91.4 cm (34 3/4 x 36 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Houghton P. Metcalf in memory of her husband, Houghton P. Metcalf

Object Number

78.086

A Boating Party

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Signature

Publications

New Ways to Paint

A Boating Party
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A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

American Art from the Permanent Collection

May 1, 2010 - August 31, 2014

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

An American Idyll

April 6, 2007 - January 6, 2008

Dress, Art, and Society

September 13, 1996 - January 5, 1997

From the Reserve IV

July 22 - October 2, 1994

Romanticism and Revival

December 4, 1992 - June 26, 1993

Masterpieces from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

July 18 - September 14, 1979

Selection VII

March 31 - May 8, 1977
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