Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver

Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver by John Singer Sargent

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

93 × 73 cm (36 5/8 × 28 3/4 in.)

Classification

painting

Department

Arts of the Americas

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

121628

About the Artist

John Singer Sargent · 18561925

John Singer Sargent, born on January 12, 1856, in Florence to American expatriate parents FitzWilliam Sargent, an eye surgeon and medical illustrator, and Mary Newbold Singer, an amateur artist, enjoyed a nomadic childhood across Europe. His mother nurtured his artistic inclinations with sketchbooks and museum visits, while he received early watercolor lessons from German landscape painter Carl We...

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