Water Carriers on the Nile — Sargent Tapestry Blanket
Water Carriers on the Nile — Sargent Tapestry Blanket
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Painted around 1890 to 1891 during John Singer Sargent's travels in Egypt — undertaken partly as research for his Boston Public Library murals on the history of religion — this work depicts figures at work with a shaduf, a traditional device used to raise irrigation water from the Nile. Sargent brought the same close attention to light, gesture, and everyday labor that defined his portraits to this scene of riverside life. The painting is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Jacquard-woven as a soft, double-sided tapestry throw with fringed edges — a warm layer for the sofa or bed.
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This is the second thing I have bought here and both have been good… 🙂
There is nothing wrong with it and nothing memorable either. The colors in Water Carriers on the Nile are close to right and a little cool for my taste.
Thanks for taking the time. Feedback about softness in the detail is useful to us, and we are rescanning several pieces this quarter.
I have bought three of these now for different rooms. I have wanted something by Sargent since college, and Water Carriers on the Nile was the one to get. Everything down here fades in the heat, and this has held through an entire summer. I already have my eye on a second one.
It looks like something out of a museum shop, in the best possible way. It has made me appreciate Water Carriers on the Nile more than I already did. Genuinely delighted with it.
I was expecting good and got great. I have been hunting for a good version of Water Carriers on the Nile for two years. It arrived a full day ahead of the estimate. I am thrilled with the whole experience.