Preview the Exhibition

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.

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.