1879 (ca.), John Singer Sargent, Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: Sargent was a talented pianist and an avid concertgoer. He frequented the Cirque d'Hiver, an amphitheater in Paris's 11th arrondissement, where conductor Jules-Etienne Pasdeloup hosted a series of public concerts featuring classical music. Sargent's taste aligned with Pasdeloup's programs of modern French symphonic works by Gabriel Fauré and the music of German composer Richard Wagner, among others. To depict this scene of urban leisure, Sargent embraced Impressionist strategies, using a high vantage point and dynamic cropping. The strange clowns in the foreground add a sense of scale and suggest the diverse uses for the arena.
1879 (ca.), John Singer Sargent, Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: Sargent was a talented pianist and an avid concertgoer. He frequented the Cirque d'Hiver, an amphitheater in Paris's 11th arrondissement, where conductor Jules-Etienne Pasdeloup hosted a series of public concerts featuring classical music. Sargent's taste aligned with Pasdeloup's programs of modern French symphonic works by Gabriel Fauré and the music of German composer Richard Wagner, among others. To depict this scene of urban leisure, Sargent embraced Impressionist strategies, using a high vantage point and dynamic cropping. The strange clowns in the foreground add a sense of scale and suggest the diverse uses for the arena.