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John Singer Sargent painted the Impressionistic landscape entitled A Garden in Corfu in 1909. The artist was famous for his portraits, as the critics praised him for the artworks he exhibited in the Paris Salon. He was Classically trained in the academic world, but eventually, let go of the structured techniques and classic portraits of the elite society. This shift was partially influenced by Carolus Duran, who was his mentor and helped him create a balance between traditional and modern painting.
In A Garden in Corfu, Sargent tends more to the modern style than the classic, creating an Impressionistic landscape. This painting was done on the Greek island of Corfu, in the Ionian Sea. The scene was decorated with classic decorative vases of the Greek culture that leads to a staircase. A woman painted to the right of the canvas is looking down the stairs and wears a pure white gown, painted with blue and green shadows. The vegetation was depicted with vibrant colors, and Sargent used bright yellow pigments to convey the lively sunlight shining on the trees. Next to the model, there are some rose bushes with white flowers.
The left side of the canvas shows many large trees in shades of green and ochre, including weeping willows. In the far background, the calm sea is a deep blue that gradually gets lighter as it touches the horizon. There are also some mountain tops peeking through the vegetation, creating a surprise image for those who are careful enough to observe it. The overall scene is warm because of the yellow and ochre pigments, but the blue ocean and mountains bring a cool atmosphere to balance the landscape.
As an Impressionist, Sargent valued the natural effects of sunlight on a landscape and figures. During this time, he began working more with watercolor and gouache on paper, rather than the traditional oil painting on canvas. The artist eventually grew tired of mainly working on portraits for his clients, as he would have as many as twelve commissions per year and they took a considerable amount of time to conclude. Because of this shift in theme, Sargent found different projects to work on and began to travel in search of new landscapes and inspirations.
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Important Notes About Your Painting:
If you have any request to alter your reproduction of A Garden in Corfu,
you must email us after placing your order and we'll have an artist contact you.
If you have another image of A Garden in Corfu
that you would like the artist to work from, please include it as an attachment. Otherwise, we will reproduce the above image for you exactly as it is.
Free shipping is included in the price of the painting. Once the painting is ready and dry enough to ship, we will roll it and ship it in a sturdy cardboard tube.
We always ship express via courier to ensure your order reaches you as soon as possible - normally within three business days. The total delivery time from the moment you place your order until the package is delivered to your door is normally between three to four weeks.
If, in the unlikely event you were dissatisfied with the painting after reviewing it in person, it can be returned for a full refund for up to 365 days after delivery.
When you receive the painting; you are free to return it for more revisions or else for a full refund minus our actual shipping cost -- which is, on average, $25 per painting.
1st Art Gallery provides a full warranty covering manufacturing and material defects for paintings purchased from our website. The warranty covers damage for normal use. Damage caused by incidents such as accidents or inappropriate use are not covered.
Depending on the degree of damage to the warranted painting, it will either be repaired or replaced. This warranty service is provided free of charge.
When purchasing a painting on its own, it will arrive rolled inside a secure tube with an extra 1.5" of white canvas on all sides so you can easily frame it in any local frame shop.
You may choose to purchase your painting framed, in which case, it will arrive "ready to hang". We offer more than 20 beautiful models, all hand finished and expertly assembled by our experienced framers.
Note that for safety reasons we can only frame up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached the framing option is automatically disabled.
If you are planning to frame your painting yourself,
use an existing frame, or frame it locally, you may choose to order your painting with a stretching service,
meaning that it will arrive mounted on wooden bars.
If you're considering not framing your painting at all, you may opt for a Gallery Wrap. The term Gallery Wrap refers to the way the canvas is stretched, which is by wrapping it around thick stretcher bars, about 1.5 inch thick, with the canvas being secured to the back rather than the sides of those bars.
All orders ship with UPS, FedEx or DHL and will arrive directly to your home or office. A tracking number will be emailed to you as soon as the order leaves our studio so you can track it online. All orders ship express and usually arrive within 4-5 days from the shipping date. Due to shipping restraints, many of our framed, stretched, and oversize paintings may take 6-21 days for arrival depending on the safest route determined by the postal service.