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Trained in Paris, John Singer Sargent traveled to Spain, the Netherlands, and Italy early in his career in order to study how painters such as Diego Velázquez and Frans Hals captured the effects of light and rendered figures in space. Venetian Glass Workers is one of several genre scenes featuring glass-bead workers that Sargent executed in the early 1880s. This backlit view of a shop in Venice is dark and atmospheric except for the brilliant strokes of light green and silvery white paint that describe the canes of glass as tradespeople prepare to cut them into bead-sized pieces, which will then be polished and strung into jewelry.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 84 × 56 Cm |
| Tags | Chicagoeveryday life (genre)womenworkCentury of Progressworld's fairsChicago World's Fairspeopleportraits |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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Lauren Moya Ford, "How Venetian Glass Seduced American Artists a Century Ago," <em>Hyperallergic</em>, last modified January 6, 2022, <a href="https://hyperallergic.com/699494/how-venetian-glass-seduced-american-artists-a-century-ago">https...
Lauren Moya Ford, "How Venetian Glass Seduced American Artists a Century Ago," Hyperallergic, last modified January 6, 2022, https://hyperallergic.com/699494/how-venetian-glass-seduced-american-artists-a-century-ago (ill.).
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Kate Eagen Johnson, "Sargent, Whistler and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano," in Antiques and The Arts Weekly, July 1, 2022, 30
Kate Eagen Johnson, "Sargent, Whistler and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano," in Antiques and The Arts Weekly, July 1, 2022, 30 (ill.).
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Washington, DC, Smithonsian American Art Museum, <em>Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano</em>, Oct. 8, 2021–May 8, 2022; Fort Worth, TX, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, June 25–Sept. 11...
Washington, DC, Smithonsian American Art Museum, Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano, Oct. 8, 2021–May 8, 2022; Fort Worth, TX, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, June 25–Sept. 11, 2022; Mystic Seaport Museum, CT, Oct. 15, 2022–Feb. 27, 2023 (Washington and Fort Worth only).
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Art Institute of Chicago, <em>John Singer Sargent and Chicago’s Gilded Age</em>, July 1–Sept. 30, 2018, cat. 10, fig. 95.
Art Institute of Chicago, John Singer Sargent and Chicago’s Gilded Age, July 1–Sept. 30, 2018, cat. 10, fig. 95.
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Cheryll L. May, <em>A Seamless Web: Transatlantic Art in the Nineteenth Century</em>, ed. Marian Wardle
Cheryll L. May, A Seamless Web: Transatlantic Art in the Nineteenth Century, ed. Marian Wardle (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014), 173 (ill.).
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Judith A. Barter, et al., <em>The Age of American Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago</em>
Judith A. Barter, et al., The Age of American Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2011), cat. 32.
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/4071/two-centuries-of-american-art-1750-1950"><em>Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950</em></a>, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960...
Art Institute of Chicago, Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960, no cat. [downloadable checklist available].
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Charles Merrill Mount, <em>John Singer Sargent: A Biography</em>
Charles Merrill Mount, John Singer Sargent: A Biography (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1955), 445, no. K8220, 1969 ed. p. 463.
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exhibition
Milwaukee Art Institute, <em>Nineteenth Century American Masters</em>, Feb. 20–Mar. 28, 1948, cat. 36.
Milwaukee Art Institute, Nineteenth Century American Masters, Feb. 20–Mar. 28, 1948, cat. 36.
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exhibition
San Francisco, Golden Gate International Exposition, <em>Historical American Paintings</em>, Feb. 18–Oct. 29, 1939, cat. 20.
San Francisco, Golden Gate International Exposition, Historical American Paintings, Feb. 18–Oct. 29, 1939, cat. 20.
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exhibition
Appleton, WI, Lawrence College, New Alexander Gymnasium, <em>Loan Exhibition of American Paintings at Lawrence College</em>, Sept. 22–Oct. 4, 1937, cat. 6.
Appleton, WI, Lawrence College, New Alexander Gymnasium, Loan Exhibition of American Paintings at Lawrence College, Sept. 22–Oct. 4, 1937, cat. 6.
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Art Institute of Chicago, <em>A Century of Progress</em>, June 1–Nov. 1, 1934, cat. 411.
Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, June 1–Nov. 1, 1934, cat. 411.
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bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1933.
bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1933.
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Art Institute of Chicago, <em>A Century of Progress</em>, June 1–Nov. 1, 1933, cat. 480.
Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, June 1–Nov. 1, 1933, cat. 480.
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by descent to Mrs....
by descent to Mrs. Martn A. Ryerson, Chicago, 1932
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Evan Charteris, <em>John Sargent</em>
Evan Charteris, John Sargent (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1927), 282.
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exhibition
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, <em>Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the Late John Singer Sargent</em>, Nov. 3–Dec. 27, 1925, cat. 14.
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the Late John Singer Sargent, Nov. 3–Dec. 27, 1925, cat. 14.
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William Howe Downes, <em>John S. Sargent: His Life and Work</em>
William Howe Downes, John S. Sargent: His Life and Work (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1925), 144, ill. facing p. 88.
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Margaretta M. Lovell, “American Artists in Venice, 1860–1920,” <em>Antiques</em> 127
Margaretta M. Lovell, “American Artists in Venice, 1860–1920,” Antiques 127 (April 1985): 864–9.
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Margaretta M. Lovell, <em>A Visitable Past: Views of Venice by American Artists, 1860–1915</em>
Margaretta M. Lovell, A Visitable Past: Views of Venice by American Artists, 1860–1915 (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1989), 77, 79, 80 (ill.), fig. 91.
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, <em>The Friends of American Art Loan Exhibition of American Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago</em>, Jan. 8–28, 1914, cat. 1.
Art Institute of Chicago, The Friends of American Art Loan Exhibition of American Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago, Jan. 8–28, 1914, cat. 1.
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Mr....
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson, Chicago, 1912
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Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Bechstein, Berlin, by 1886....
Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Bechstein, Berlin, by 1886. Hotel Drouot, Paris, by 1895. Charles Hovey Pepper, (Paris?), by 1896. Macbeth Gallery, New York, by 1911
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Judith A. Barter, et al., <em>American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I</em>
Judith A. Barter, et al., American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998).
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Williamstown, MA, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, <em>Uncanny Spectacle: The Public Career of the Young John Singer Sargent</em>, June 12–Sept. 14, 1997, cat. 12.
Williamstown, MA, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Uncanny Spectacle: The Public Career of the Young John Singer Sargent, June 12–Sept. 14, 1997, cat. 12.
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exhibition
Nagaoka, Japan, Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, <em>Shikago Bijutsukan Ten: Kindai Kaiga no 100–nen</em> [Masterworks of Modern Art from the Art Institute of Chicago], Apr. 20–May 29, 1994, cat.; Nagoya...
Nagaoka, Japan, Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Shikago Bijutsukan Ten: Kindai Kaiga no 100–nen [Masterworks of Modern Art from the Art Institute of Chicago], Apr. 20–May 29, 1994, cat.; Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, June 10–July 24, 1994; Yokohama Museum of Art, Aug. 6–Sept. 25, 1994.
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Hugh Honour and John Fleming, <em>The Venetian Hours of Henry James, Whistler and Sargent</em>
Hugh Honour and John Fleming, The Venetian Hours of Henry James, Whistler and Sargent (Boston, Toronto, London: Little, Brown and Company, 1991), 66, color ill.
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James N. Wood and Katharine C. Lee, <em>Masterpiece Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago</em>
James N. Wood and Katharine C. Lee, Masterpiece Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 1988).
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New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, <em>John Singer Sargent</em>, Oct. 1986–Jan. 1987, no cat. no.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, John Singer Sargent, Oct. 1986–Jan. 1987, no cat. no.
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Albi, France, Musée Toulouse–Lautrec, </em>Trésors Impressionnistes du Musée de Chicago</em>, June 27–Aug. 31, 1980, 63 (ill.)
Albi, France, Musée Toulouse–Lautrec, Trésors Impressionnistes du Musée de Chicago, June 27–Aug. 31, 1980, 63 (ill.)
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Dayton Art Institute, OH, <em>American Expatriate Painters of the Late Nineteenth Century</em>, Dec. 4, 1976–Jan. 16, 1977, cat. 43, pl. 24; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Feb. 4–Mar. 20...
Dayton Art Institute, OH, American Expatriate Painters of the Late Nineteenth Century, Dec. 4, 1976–Jan. 16, 1977, cat. 43, pl. 24; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Feb. 4–Mar. 20, 1977; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Apr. 12–May 29, 1977.
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Richard Ormond, <em>John Singer Sargent: Paintings, Drawings, Watercolors</em>
Richard Ormond, John Singer Sargent: Paintings, Drawings, Watercolors (New York: Harper & Row, 1970), 30.
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Washington, DC, Corcoran Gallery of Art, <em>The Private World of John Singer Sargent</em>, Apr. 18–June 14, 1964, cat. 15; Cleveland Museum of Art, July 7–Aug. 16; Worcester Art Museum, MA, Sept. 17–Nov. 1; Utica, NY...
Washington, DC, Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Private World of John Singer Sargent, Apr. 18–June 14, 1964, cat. 15; Cleveland Museum of Art, July 7–Aug. 16; Worcester Art Museum, MA, Sept. 17–Nov. 1; Utica, NY, Munson–Williams–Proctor Institute, Nov. 15, 1964–Jan. 3, 1965.
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