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JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925)

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Lot 6 | JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925)
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JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925)
Jerusalem
signé 'John S. Sargent' (en bas à gauche) et inscrit 'Jerusalem' (en bas à droite)
gouache, aquarelle et graphite sur papier
25.4 x 35.6 cm.
Exécuté vers 1905-1906

signed 'John S. Sargent' (lower left) and titled 'Jerusalem' (lower right)
gouache, watercolour and pencil on paper
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm.)
Executed circa 1905-1906




Provenance

Violet Sargent, Londres (1925).
Athenaeum Club, Londres (don de celle-ci en 1937).
John M. MacMillan, Scotland (après 1970).
Schweitzer Gallery, New York (1982).
Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc., New York.
Transco Energy Company, Houston, Texas (1985).
David Findlay Jr. Fine Arts, New York.
William and Bernadette Berger, Denver, Colorado (acquis auprès de celui-ci en 1996); vente, Christie's, New York, 29 novembre 2000, lot 17.
Collection particulière, New Jersey (acquis au cours de cette vente).
Martha Parrish et James Reinish, Inc., New York.
Acquis auprès de celui-ci par les propriétaires actuels le 11 février 2003.



Literature

W.H. Downes, John S. Sargent: His Life and Work, Londres, 1926, p. 365.
R. Ormond and E. Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1900-1907, The Complete Paintings, New Haven, Connecticut, 2012, vol. VII, pp. 147 et 346, no. 1280 (illustré en couleurs, p. 154).



Exhibited

Londres, Royal Academy of Arts, Exhibition of Works by the Late John S. Sargent, janvier-mars 1926, p. 28, no. 176.
Denver Art Museum, Contemplating the American Watercolor: Selections from the Transco Energy Company Collection, mai 1985 (illustré en couleurs).



Further details

L’œuvre représente vraisemblablement le cimetière des Templiers dans la colonie allemande de Jérusalem. « Le long de la partie arrière du cimetière, un muret bas se détache en une bande bleue. Un éclat de lumière jaune chaude illumine le tronc du deuxième arbre à partir de la gauche et vient frapper une tombe à l’arrière-plan, indiquant que le soleil est bas sur l’horizon. La symétrie de l’allée et des tombes qui la bordent est contrebalancée par le feuillage luxuriant des arbres, suggérant le renouveau de la vie dans un lieu de mort. » (R. Ormond et E. Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent : Figures and Landscapes, 1900-1907, The Complete Paintings, New Haven, (Connecticut) 2012, vol. VII, p. 154). Presque dépourvue de présence humaine, la composition montre trois figures, enveloppées de noir, quasi abstraites, traversant l’arrière-plan, accentuant encore la juxtaposition entre la vie et la mort. Exécutée avec la touche expressive caractéristique de Sargent et sa remarquable maîtrise de la lumière, Jerusalem reflète la fascination de l’artiste pour les paysages et l’architecture découverts au cours de ses nombreux voyages.
L’œuvre appartint d’abord à la sœur de l’artiste, Violet, qui en fit don à l’Athenaeum Club de Londres, dont celui-ci était membre.

The present work likely depicts the Templer Cemetery in the German colony of Jerusalem. "Running along the back of the cemetery a low wall registers as a strip of blue. A burst of warm yellow light catches the trunk of the tree second from the left and falls across a tomb behind, indicating that the sun is low in the sky. The symmetry of the avenue and its flanking tombs is offset by the luxuriant foliage of the trees, suggesting the renewal of life in a place of death." (R. Ormond and E. Kilmurray, John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes, 1900-1907, The Complete Paintings, New Haven, Connecticut, 2012, vol. VII, p. 154) Almost devoid of human presence, the artist paints three figures, shrouded in black, almost abstracted, walking through the background, furthering the juxtaposition between life and death. Executed with Sargent's signature expressive brushwork and mastery of light, Jerusalem reflects the artist's fascination with the landscape and architecture discovered throughout his extensive travels.
The present work was initially owned by the artist's sister Violet, who presented it to London's Athenaeum Club, where her brother was a member.
Artist:John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925)
Applied technique:Watercolor on paper
Art style:Impressionism
Auction house category:Watercolors and drawings
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