The Matterhorn
1870
Imagine hiking the Alps at 14 years old and sketching the most famous mountain in the world—that's exactly what a young John Singer Sargent did in this vibrant watercolor. The iconic, pyramid-shaped Matterhorn dominates the sky, its snowy slopes feeding down into the Zmutt Glacier as indicated by the artist's handwritten note in the corner. A splash of bright red alpine flowers in the foreground provides a striking contrast to the cool blues and grays of the ice, showing off the bold color sense that would make Sargent famous.
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