Model for the Boston Public Library, South End

1893

Combining multiple materials and techniques, this three-dimensional study shows Sargent's comprehensive approach to designing his monumental Boston Public Library decorations.

Medium: Oil on panel, with paper additions and cast plaster
Spotted At: Museum · Harvard Art Museums

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John Singer Sargent, Model for the Boston Public Library, South End, 1893

Combining multiple materials and techniques, this three-dimensional study shows Sargent's comprehensive approach to designing his monumental Boston Public Library decorations.

Medium: Oil on panel, with paper additions and cast plaster
Year: 1893
Seen at: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA

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