Graphite and watercolour on paper
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Venetian Fishing Boats
Presented by Lord Duveen 1919
agriculture, gardening & fishing
boat, fishing
boat, sailing
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
fishing net
Italy
objects
places
society
transport: water
Venice - non-specific
paper unique graphite watercolour
11 October 2002 – 5 January 2003
2003-01-05
11 October 2002 – 5 January 2003
2003-01-05
2002-10-11
Frist Center for the Visual Arts (Nashville, USA)
2002-10-11
Whistler Sargent and Steer - Frist
Tate partnerships & programmes
12 September 2009 – 26 September 2010
2010-09-26
10 July 2010 – 26 September 2010
2010-09-26
2010-07-10
Royal Academy of Arts (London, UK)
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk
2009-09-12
Sargent and the Sea
Loan-out
1 June 2017 – 31 October 2017
2017-10-31
1 June 2017 – 31 October 2017
2017-10-31
2017-06-01
Dulwich Picture Gallery (London, UK)
2017-06-01
Sargent's Watercolours: A New Look
Loan-out
Venetian Fishing Boats
support: 489 × 349 mm
frame: 672 × 534 × 18 mm
Presented by Lord Duveen 1919
<p><b>N03407</b> VENETIAN FISHING BOATS <i>c</i>. 1904</p>
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<p>Not inscribed.
<br/>Watercolour, 19 1/4×13 3/4 (49×35).
<br/>Presented by Lord Duveen 1919.
<br/><i>Coll:</i> As for <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/sargent-fountain-with-girl-sketching-n03405" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>N03405</span></a>.</p>
<p>For a discussion of Sargent's Venetian <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/w/watercolour" title="Glossary definition for 'Watercolour'"><span>watercolours</span></a> see <a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/sargent-riva-degli-schiavoni-venice-n03406" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>N03406</span></a>, with which this seems to be linked in style and execution.</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, II
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2004-10-05T00:00:00
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agriculture, gardening & fishing boat, fishing boat, sailing cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents fishing net Italy objects places society transport: water Venice - non-specific