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1st Art Gallery offers the option to receive your painting ready to hang or rolled in a tube.
Currently, for safety, we're able to ship framed paintings only up to a certain size. Once the maximum size is reached, the framing option is automatically disabled.
However, if you are interested in stretching or framing a painting larger than 24x36 inches (60x90 cm), please contact one of our customer success associates or let us know in your order notes. We will send you a catalog of our large framing styles and pricing options.
Unframed rolled canvas orders will arrive rolled inside a protective tube with an extra 1.5" white canvas on all sides so you can easily frame it locally.


The American painter John Singer Sargent concluded the Impressionistic painting entitled Under The Willows in 1887. The artist began his career with a strong academic background, as he was greatly inspired by the past masters, especially of the Baroque period. His parents noticed his abilities with painting at an early age, as well as with music, literature, and mastering many languages. Although Sargent failed in the traditional school system, his parents were able to encourage him to pursue an intellectual path.
At the age of twenty-three, in 1879, Sargent was awarded an Honorable Mention from the Paris Salon for the portrait of his mentor, entitled Carolus-Duran. This boosted his fame as a portrait artist. Duran guided the artist to a more modern way of thinking by bending the rules of academic painting. By the year Sargent painted Under The Willows, he was knee deep in commissioned portraits of European and American patrons. These classic portraits captured the essence of his sitters, who were mainly wealthy and influential people. During the same period, Sargent began experimenting with more radical styles, like Impressionist paintings.
After becoming friends, Sargent and Claude Oscar Monet painted together in 1885 and continued meeting in Giverny during the several next years. Sargent was fascinated by this modern style and enjoyed painting en plein air with his colleague – meaning they worked outdoors. The painting Under The Willows was most likely concluded on location and reflects the essence of an Impressionist painting. The artwork depicts a woman sleeping in a narrow light brown boat. The water was painted with expressive and thick brush strokes, in shades of dark blue and purple. The fluttering surface also reflects the vibrant colors of the rest of the composition.
The woman lays on a bright red and bulky blanket at the end of the boat. She wears a straw hat, a pink shirt, and a blue skirt. The vegetation around her is depicted in dark shades of green and brown, creating a safe atmosphere for a nap. The light blue sky peeks through the dark leaves and brightens the water. This theme is reminiscent of the Japanese art and their woodcut prints that would often display women in boats of their beautiful rivers. The Impressionists were inspired by their love for nature and their representation of it.
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If you have any request to alter your reproduction of Under the Willows, you must email us after placing your order and we'll have an artist contact you. If you have another image of Under the Willows 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.
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