Camp with Ambulance

John Singer Sargent

1918 · Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper · The American Wing

Sargent recorded a number of scenes of camp life while traveling in France as an official war artist for the British government, researching and gathering information for a major painting he would produce back in London. Here Sargent records a vignette of military life focusing on the army tent and vehicles. Two soldiers sitting on a bench at the right edge of this sheet are rendered in a cursory manner that reveals the artist’s rapid technique.

Artist

John Singer Sargent

Date

1918

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Francis Ormond, 1950