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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.
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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.
  • 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.
  • 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 (American, 1856-1925)

Title

A Boating Party

Year

ca. 1889

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature

Credit / Object Number

Credit

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

Object Number

78.086

Type

  • Paintings

Provenance

Estate of the artist.
M. Knoedler and Co., New York, 1925
E. A. Milch, New York
Horatio Seymour Rubens, New York, 1926
New York, Kende Galleries at Gimbel Brothers, The Horatio Seymour Rubens Collection, Important Paintings, Chinese Art, February 12 - 14, 1942
Victor Spark, New York, 1942
Scott and Fowles, New York, by 1948
Mr. and Mrs. Houghton P. Metcalf, Providence, 1948
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1978
Gift of Mrs. Houghton P. Metcalf in memory of her husband, Houghton P. Metcalf 78.086

Exhibition History

Romanticism and Revival
Nineteenth-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jun 26, 1993
Masterpieces from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
Jul 18, 1979 – Sep 14, 1979
Selection VII
American Paintings from the Museum's Collection, ca. 1800-1930
Mar 31, 1977 – May 08, 1977

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)
A Boating Party, ca. 1889
Oil on canvas
88.3 x 91.4 cm (34 3/4 x 36 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Houghton P. Metcalf in memory of her husband, Houghton P. Metcalf 78.086

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