PreviewDescriptionArtistNotes
The Old Westover House

by Edward Lamson Henry

1869
Oil on paperboard
11 1/4 x 14 5/8 in.

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

Henry, Edward Lamson 
Waiting for the Stage

by Richard Caton Woodville

1851
oil on canvas
15 x 18-1/2 in.

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

Woodville, Richard Catonnotes
Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund, William A. Clark Fund, and through the gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Lansdell K. Christie and Orme Wilson
The House Maid

by William McGregor Paxton

1910
oil on canvas
30 1/4 x 25 1/8 in. (76.8 x 63.8 cm)

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

Paxton, William McGregornotes
Description: Interior scene depicting a a young woman turned in profile to the left, a feather duster held under her left arm, and her attention directed toward a book she holds in her hands. On the table beside her are a number of Chinese pots, a Chinese figurine, and a box of stationery with the lid tilted open.
Landscape With Deer, North Carolina

by Joshua Shaw

ca. 1818-1821
Watercolor on paper
9 x 13 1/2 in. (22.8 x 34. cm)

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

Shaw, Joshua 
In The Land Of Promise, Castle Garden

by Charles Frederick Ulrich

1884
Oil on wood panel
28 3/8 x 36 in. (72 x 91.4 cm) Image size: 28 3/8 x 35 5/8 in. (72 x 89.7 cm)

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

Ulrich, Charles Frederick 
Winter Scene

by Regis-Francois Gignoux

1850
Oil on canvas
Height: 91.44 cm (36 in.), Width: 127.64 cm (50.25 in.)

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

Gignoux, Regis-Francois 
Campo dei Frari, Venice

by John Singer Sargent

1880
Watercolor over pencil with gouacheon cream wove paper
25.1 x 35.6 cm (9 7/8 x 14 in.)

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

Sargent, John Singernotes
Campo means public square or space, so this is the courtyard right off the canal facing the church Frari. Sargent's early watercolors can be significantly different in tone to his later work. Generally you see  careful brushwork and tight, small, and much more controlled washes of color than his later work. He often, but not always, used this...
Portrait Sketch of a Seated Woman

by John Singer Sargent

c. 1890-1900
Pencil
14 x 10 in.

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

Sargent, John Singernotes
Note:  The NYU Grey Gallery had an exhibition of this drawing, among others, August 31 – October 30, 1999 called "John Singer Sargent, Draughtsman: Works from the Corcoran Gallery of Art". The image online at NYU, I believe is inverted. Special thanks to Andy Holzopfel, of Baltimore, Maryland, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for sending me...
Simplon Pass

by John Singer Sargent

c. 1910-11
Oil on canvas
72.2 x 91.4 cm (28 x 36 in.)

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

Sargent, John Singernotes
From: 2020hindsight.org Date: 4/6/2003 Went to LA County Museum of Art yesterday to see the John Sargent in Italy exhibit  . . . Simplon Pass  . . . had my jaw on the floor, but the quality of the [image above] is bad. The painting, from 10-15 feet away is perfect, perfect. Up close, the painting is a scrambled set of brushstrokes in...
Man Screaming (Study for Hell)

by John Singer Sargent

c. 1895-1910
Charcoal and pencil on paper
61.9 x 47.6 cm (24 3/8 x 18 3/4 in.)

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

Sargent, John Singer 
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