The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy

1907

The year 1907 was a turning point for Sargent; the sought-after portraitist stepped away from his successful portraiture career to pursue plein-air landscape painting. This work, depicting his traveling companions and fellow artists Wilfrid and Jane Emmet de Glehn, captures that moment of transition. Combining landscape and portraiture, the composition speaks to friendship and painterly pursuits while also celebrating color, light, and movement.

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Free to download and reuse. Image courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.

Artist

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

Date

1907

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

71.4 × 56.5 cm (28 1/8 × 22 1/4 in.)

Origin

Frascati

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Friends of American Art Collection