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![]() | A Street in Algiers 1880 | ![]()
Although
the title of the painting refers to Algiers, most sources believe the painting
was actually done in Morocco at Tangier.
In 1880 Sargent and his party of friends traveled from Spain to Morocco
(and what is vaguely referred to as "North Africa") for about six
weeks. His exact itenery during this time, from what I can tell, is... | GA | igrkio |
![]() | Moorish Buildings on a Cloudy Day 1879-80 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
![]() | Open Doorway, Morocco 1879-1880 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
![]() | Courtyard, Tetuan, Morocco 1879-1880 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
![]() | Moorish Buildings in Sunlight 1879-1880 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
![]() | White Walls in Sunlight, Morocco 1879-1880 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | |
![]() | Sketch of Arabs (figures) 1879-1880 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | |
![]() | Donkeys in a Desert 1880 Private Collection Unknown, USA | ![]()
Notes:
Special
thanks to Colleen Kollar Zorn, with A.J. Kollar Fine Paintings LLC, of Seattle,
Washington
USA, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending along the image and info.
From: Colleen Kollar Zorn
co
ll een@ajkollar.com
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004
This work
is currently offered for sale by A.J. Kollar Fine Paintings,... | GA | igrkio |
![]() | Bedouin Women 1880 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | |
![]() | Cote Algerienne et mauresque,Cote pres d'Alger, (Algerian and mauresque coast, beach of Algiers) 1880 | ![]()
Painting
appears to be fishermen drying their nets on the beach somewhat in theme with
what he would do in Egypt in 1890-1891:
Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile
1890-91
Dating of
the work is difficult as I can put Sargent NEAR Algeria any number of years but
not IN Algeria any specific year. Possibly he was there as... | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent