In the Luxembourg Gardens
1879 · Oil on canvas · Minneapolis Institute of Art
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About this work
- Artist
- John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
- Year
- 1879
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 72.4 × 91.4 cm
- Collection
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Movement
- Impressionism
A couple stroll along a gravel walk in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris at dusk, the woman in a pink dress, a pale moon rising over the trees and a fountain basin behind them. Sargent painted it in 1879, when he was twenty-three and still a student of Carolus-Duran, and the grey-violet twilight shows how closely he was looking at Whistler and the French painters of modern life. He made two versions; this one is in the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A soft twilight park scene in grey, violet and pink for a bedroom, hallway or living room in a thin black frame. It pairs well with Hassam's Paris and New York street views and suits a pale grey or lavender wall.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Impressionism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1879)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- living room, bedroom, hallway or entryway, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
