Simplon Pass: Reading

John Singer Sargent, Simplon Pass: Reading, about 1911. Translucent and opaque watercolor, with wax resist, over graphite on paper. The Hayden Collection—Charles Henry Hayden Fund.

Bedouins

John Singer Sargent, Bedouins, 1905–1906. Opaque and translucent watercolor. Special subscription, Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn Museum Photograph.

Gourds

John Singer Sargent, Gourds, 1908. Opaque and translucent watercolor with graphite underdrawing. Special subscription, Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn Museum Photograph.

Venice: Under the Rialto Bridge

John Singer Sargent, Venice: Under the Rialto Bridge, 1909. Translucent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor, over graphite on paper. The Hayden Collection—Charles Henry Hayden Fund.

Mountain Fire

John Singer Sargent, Mountain Fire, 1906–1907. Opaque and translucent watercolor. Special subscription, Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn Museum Photograph.

Villa di Marlia, Lucca: A Fountain

John Singer Sargent, Villa di Marlia, Lucca: A Fountain, 1910. Translucent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and wax resist, over graphite on paper. The Hayden Collection—Charles Henry Hayden Fund.

Corfu: Lights and Shadows

John Singer Sargent, Corfu: Lights and Shadows, 1909. Translucent and opaque watercolor, with wax resist, over graphite on paper. The Hayden Collection—Charles Henry Hayden Fund.

Pomegranates

John Singer Sargent, Pomegranates, 1908. Opaque and translucent watercolor with graphite underdrawing. Special subscription, Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn Museum Photograph.

Genoa: The University

John Singer Sargent, Genoa: The University, about 1911. Translucent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and wax resist, over graphite on paper. The Hayden Collection—Charles Henry Hayden Fund.

A Tramp

John Singer Sargent, A Tramp, 1904–1906. Translucent watercolor with touches of opaque watercolor. Special subscription, Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn Museum Photograph.