Water Carriers on the Nile

John Singer Sargent, 1891

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Water Carriers on the Nile, 1891. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 54.3 × 65.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Modernism

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Museum title: Water Carriers on the Nile
Artist: John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
Date: 1891
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 54.3 × 65.4 cm (21 3/8 × 25 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1856–1925

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