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Life Study (Study of an Egyptian Girl)

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Life Study (Study of an Egyptian Girl), 1891. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 190.5 × 61 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Realism

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Museum title
Life Study (Study of an Egyptian Girl)
Artist
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
Date
1891
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
190.5 × 61 cm (75 × 24 in.)
Credit line
Anonymous loan
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1856–1925

Realism c. 1840–late 1800s

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Life Study (Study of an Egyptian Girl) · John Singer Sargent, 1891
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Life Study (Study of an Egyptian Girl), John Singer Sargent

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