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Sargent – Alligators (1917) Watercolor Study

Watercolor painting of two alligators basking on muddy riverbank, rendered in loose olive greens and browns with dappled sunlight filtering through foliage

Painted during Sargent’s Florida expedition, this spontaneous watercolor captures American alligators with the same bravura brushwork he applied to society portraits. The artist’s fascination with exotic wildlife finds expression in fluid washes that suggest both the reptiles’ prehistoric stillness and the humid subtropical atmosphere.

ArtistJohn Singer Sargent
Year1917
CategoryAnimals
MediumWatercolour
LicenceCC0 Public Domain
Resolution2 559 × 1 920 px
FormatJPEG
File Size~2.6 MB

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