John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent produced watercolors with daring compositional strategies and a complex technique between 1902 and 1911 when he was at the height of his artistic powers and internationally recognized as the greatest American painter of his age. His bold and experimental approach to the medium caused a sensation in Britain and great excitement in America. These daringly conceived compositions made in Spain and Portugal, Greece, Switzerland, the Alps, regions of Italy, Syria, and Palestine, demonstrated the unity of Sargent’s artistic vision after the turn of the 20th century when he sought to liberate himself from the burden of portrait commissions and to devote himself instead to painting scenes of landscape, labor, and leisure.
In the watercolor we present today, Sargent used a small amount of clear wax on the right side of the larger boat in order to repel the blue washes and create highlights.
Beautiful isn't it?
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P.P.S. If you're interested even more in this part of Sargent's art, check out these magnificent watercolors by John Singer Sargent!