Girl in Spanish Costume

John Singer Sargent, 1879/80

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Girl in Spanish Costume, 1879/80. Watercolor on ivory wove paper.

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Watercolor on ivory wove paper · 32.9 × 16.5 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Girl in Spanish Costume
Artist: John Singer Sargent American, 1856-1925
Date: 1879/80
Medium: Watercolor on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 32.9 × 16.5 cm (13 × 6 1/2 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Brooks McCormick
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1856–1925

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