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John Singer Sargent

On the Somme

Maker

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)

Title

On the Somme

Year

1918

Medium

  • Watercolor over graphite on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Watercolor over graphite on paper

Materials

watercolor

Supports

  • Textured medium weight wove rag paper from a tablet

Dimensions

33.8 x 52.9 cm (13 5/16 x 20 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

signed in ink, lower left corner: John S. Sargent; inscribed in ink lower right: Belleglise,1918.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

21.085

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

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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)
On the Somme, 1918
Watercolor over graphite on paper
33.8 x 52.9 cm (13 5/16 x 20 13/16 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 21.085

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