Street in Venice
1882 · Oil on panel · National Gallery of Art, Washington
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About this work
- Artist
- John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
- Year
- 1882
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Original size
- 45.1 × 53.9 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Movement
- Realism
A young woman wrapped in a black shawl walks down a narrow Venetian back street while two men in cloaks watch her from a doorway. Sargent spent the autumns of 1880 and 1882 in Venice and, instead of the canals and palaces tourists painted, chose shabby calli, grey stone and working people in a muted palette of greys and browns. The small group of street scenes from these visits is among the most modern work of his early career. This one is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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 quiet grey street scene with one figure in black, for a hallway, study or reading corner in a thin black frame. It suits a stone, warm grey or deep green wall and pairs with Whistler's Wapping or a Venetian view.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1882)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms 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.
