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Date

1905-1906

Artist

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)

Collection

Brooklyn Museum

Image Link

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/20367

Description

Sargent considered this powerful portrait of two men to be the keynote work of his Bedouin watercolors. His earliest critics took note of the expressive force of the carefully delineated faces, set off by the play of highlights on the saturated blues of the 'kaffiyeh' (head scarves). Sargent otherwise described the figures, including details such as the curved 'khanjar' (daggers) in the main figure's belt, with the broad, expressive handling that characterizes the Bedouin subjects as a whole.
Descriptive medium: Opaque and translucent watercolor
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Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum

Location

Middle East

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