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Simplon Pass: The Tease
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
about 1911
Place Depicted: Simplon Pass, Italian-Swiss border
Medium/Technique
Translucent and opaque watercolor, with wax resist, over graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 40.2 x 52.9 cm (15 13/16 x 20 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Hayden Collection—Charles Henry Hayden Fund
Accession Number12.216
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
InscriptionsIn iron gall ink, l.r.: John S. Sargent
Provenance1912, sold by the artist, through M. Knoedler and Co., New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 4, 1912)